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al-Barr — The Beneficent

البر

al-Barr — The Beneficent. Name 79 in the enumeration of the most beautiful names in the Tirmidhi hadith.

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Overview

al-Barr — The Beneficent. It is name number 79 in the enumeration of God's most beautiful names in the hadith of Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) at al-Tirmidhi 1; Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya devoted a chapter of Jala' al-Afham to explaining these names 2.

In the Qur'an

The name occurs in the Qur'an, among them: 10:22، 17:67، 17:68، 17:70، 2:177، 2:189، 27:63، 29:65، 3:92، 30:41، 31:32، 5:2، 5:96، 52:28، 6:59، 6:63، 6:97.

In the Sunna

Abu Hurayra reports: 'God has ninety-nine names — a hundred less one; whoever enumerates them enters Paradise' 3. Reports naming this name include: 27، 2552، 2553، 880.

In people's lives

And of kindness: Uways al-Qarni's devotion to his mother was such that his fame reached heaven — the Prophet ﷺ told his Companions of him before they ever met, though Uways had never seen him. 3

Connections

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Mentioned in
Arba'un 27 — righteousness is good character / consult your heart· Muslim 2552 — Among the greatest piety is that a man keep ties with his father's friends· Muslim 2553 — Piety is good character; sin is what stirs in your chest· Muwatta 880· Qur'an 10:22· Qur'an 17:67· Qur'an 17:68· Qur'an 17:70· Qur'an 2:177· Qur'an 2:189· Qur'an 27:63· Qur'an 29:65· Qur'an 3:92· Qur'an 30:41· Qur'an 31:32· Qur'an 5:2· Qur'an 5:96· Qur'an 52:28· Qur'an 6:59· Qur'an 6:63· Qur'an 6:97
Part of
The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)

People and things also explored

Righteousness (birr)· Muhammad· Sayyi'at (evil deeds and sins)· al-Nawwas ibn Sam'an· al-Adl — The Utterly Just· al-Afuww — The Pardoner· al-Ahad — The Unique· al-Akhir — The Last

Sources

  1. Jami' al-Tirmidhi
  2. Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Jala' al-Afham
  3. Sahih Muslim
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Righteousness (birr)

In the twenty-seventh hadith of the Forty, righteousness (birr) and sin (ithm) are defined through conscience and character together: in al-Nawwas ibn Sam'an's report in Muslim (2553), 'righteousness is good character, and sin is what wavers in your soul and you dislike for people to see it' — righteousness reduced to sheer character, and sin marked by inner unease joined to dislike of public exposure; and in Wabisa ibn Ma'bad's report in Ahmad and al-Darimi, the Prophet commanded 'consult your own soul' while poking his chest with three fingers: righteousness is what the heart and soul are at peace with, and sin is what wavers in the heart and hesitates in the breast even if people give verdict upon verdict — inner rest and expansiveness made the sign of righteousness, and inner hesitation the sign of sin even against the muftis' rulings; Abu Umama's route 'if something wavers in your breast, leave it' and Abu Tha'laba al-Khushani's 'righteousness is what the soul rests in and the heart is at peace with … even if the muftis give you verdicts' corroborate it, both chains sound for Ibn Rajab.