Hadith record

9. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad from Sama‘ah from more than narrators from Aban ibn ‘Uthaman from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once a man from Khath‘am came to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, and asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is most virtuous in al-Islam ? 5 He (the Messenger of Allah) replied, ‘It is belief in Allah . 5 He then asked, ‘What is most virtuous thereafter ? 5 He, the Messenger of Allah, replied, ‘It is maintaining good relations with relatives . 5 He asked, ‘What is most important thereafter ? 5 He, the Messenger of Allah, replied, ‘It is asking others to do what is good and prohibit them to commit evil . 5 The narrator has said that the man then asked, ‘What is the most hated act in the sight of Allah ? 5 He, the Messenger of Allah, replied, ‘It is considering things as partners of Allah . 5 He then asked, ‘What is most hated thereafter ? 5 He, the Messenger of Allah, replied, ‘It is cutting off good relations with relatives . 5 He then asked, ‘What is most hated thereafter ? 5 He, the Messenger of Allah, replied, ‘It is asking people to commit evil and prohibit them from doing good . 555

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.