The Book of Asceticism · Hadith 49 (#Ḥadīth #23)
Chapter 2 | On Etiquette and Encouraging Others to do Good
ابن النعمان عن داود بن فرقد قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: إن العمل الصالح ليذهب إلى الجنة فيسهل لصاحبه كما يبعث الرجل غلاما فيفرش له ثم قرأ: إما الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات فلأنفسهم يمهدون.
23.Ibn al-Nuʿmān narrated from Dāwūd ibn Farqad who said, “I heard Abā ʿAbdillāh saying, ‘Verily the righteous deed goes to Paradise and paves the way for its doer just as a man sends his servant boy to prepare a place for him.’ Then he recited: ‘As for those who believe and do good deeds, they prepare for themselves [their eternal abode] (Q30:44).’”
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