Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 70
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.
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Abu al-Yaman narrated to us, saying: Shu‘ayb informed us, from al-Zuhri, who said: ‘Urwah ibn al-Zubayr informed me that Hakim ibn Hizam told him that he had said to the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace: “What do you think of deeds I used to do as acts of devotion in the pre-Islamic period—maintaining ties, freeing slaves, and giving charity? Will I have a reward for them?” Hakim said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “You have entered Islam with the good you did before.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
كُنْتُ أَتَحَنَّثُ بِهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ
The verb أتحنث can suggest devotional or pious practice; the witness expands this to ‘acts of worship.’
Is ‘acts of devotion’ an appropriately restrained rendering in this context?