Hadith 9947

Chapter 36

باب 36

(36) باب فَضْلِ إِزَالَةِ الأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ،

(36) Chapter: The Virtue Of Removing A Harmful Thing From The Road
166
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ سُمَىٍّ، مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي، صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بِطَرِيقٍ وَجَدَ غُصْنَ شَوْكٍ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَأَخَّرَهُ فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ " .

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
While a person was going along the path he found a thorny branch upon it. He pushed it to a side and Allah approved (this action) of his and (as a mark of appreciation) granted him pardon.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 1914 b

In-book reference: Book 45, Hadith 166

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 32, Hadith 6339