Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 61

Arabic hadith text

عَنْ مُعَاذٍ قَالَ: أَوْصَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِعَشْرِ كَلِمَاتٍ قَالَ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنْ قُتِلْتَ وَحُرِّقْتَ وَلَا تَعُقَّنَّ وَالِدَيْكَ وَإِنْ أَمَرَاكَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ وَمَالِكَ وَلَا تَتْرُكَنَّ صَلَاةً مَكْتُوبَةً مُتَعَمِّدًا فَإِنَّ مَنْ تَرَكَ صَلَاةً مَكْتُوبَةً مُتَعَمِّدًا فَقَدْ بَرِئَتْ مِنْهُ ذِمَّةُ اللَّهِ وَلَا تَشْرَبَنَّ خَمْرًا فَإِنَّهُ رَأَسُ كُلِّ فَاحِشَةٍ وَإِيَّاكَ وَالْمَعْصِيَةَ فَإِنَّ بالمعصية حل سخط الله عز وَجل وَإِيَّاكَ وَالْفِرَارَ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ وَإِنْ هَلَكَ النَّاسُ وَإِذا أصَاب النَّاس موتان وَأَنت فيهم فَاثْبتْ وَأنْفق عَلَى عِيَالِكَ مِنْ طَوْلِكَ وَلَا تَرْفَعْ عَنْهُمْ عَصَاكَ أَدَبًا وَأَخِفْهُمْ فِي اللَّهِ. رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ

Translation

Muʿādh said: The Messenger of God instructed me with ten points. He said: “Associate nothing with God, even if you are killed and burned for it. Do not disobey your parents, even if they order you to leave your family and property. Do not deliberately omit an obligatory prayer, for whoever deliberately omits an obligatory prayer has forfeited God’s protection. Do not drink wine, for it is the root of every indecency. Beware of disobedience, for through disobedience the wrath of God, mighty and exalted, descends. Beware of fleeing from the battle line, even if people perish. If death strikes the people while you are among them, stand firm. Spend on your dependents from your means. Do not withhold the rod from them as discipline, and make them fear God.” Ahmad transmitted it.