Hadith 40768

Chapter 36

باب 36

(36) بَابُ مَنْ وَصَلَ رَحِمَهُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ

(36) Chapter: Those who maintained ties of kinship in the Jahiliyya and then became Muslim
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَرَأَيْتَ أُمُورًا كُنْتُ أَتَحَنَّثُ بِهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، مِنْ صِلَةٍ، وَعَتَاقَةٍ، وَصَدَقَةٍ، فَهَلْ لِي فِيهَا أَجْرٌ؟ قَالَ حَكِيمٌ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَسْلَمْتَ عَلَى مَا سَلَفَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ.


Hakim ibn Hizam said to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, "Do you think that the acts of worship which I used to do in the timeof the Jahiliyya - maintaining relations with relatives, settingslaves free and sadaqa - will bring me a reward?" Hakim saidthat the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,"When you become Muslim, you keep the good actions you have already done."

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 70

In-book reference: Book 2, Hadith 24

English translation: Book 2, Hadith 70