Sunan Abi Dawud 4202 — the writing of good deeds; bad deeds erased and sins shed

سنن أبي داود 4202 — كتابة الحسنات، محو السيئات وحط الخطايا

A report in Sunan Abi Dawud, no. 4202 (Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul)), that speaks of the writing of good deeds, bad deeds erased and sins shed. The Hasanat and Sayyi'at Ledger lists it with the texts that count, write, erase or weigh a deed.

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«… - عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ " لاَ تَنْتِفُوا الشَّيْبَ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَشِيبُ شَيْبَةً فِي الإِسْلاَمِ ". قَالَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ " إِلاَّ كَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ". وَقَالَ فِي حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى " إِلاَّ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا حَسَنَةً وَحَطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً ".»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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The reckoning of good and bad deeds· The good deeds (al-hasanat)· Sayyi'at (evil deeds and sins)

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Sunan Abi Dawud 4609 — a deed that equals a greater one; bearing the burden of those who follow· Sunan Abi Dawud 5077 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Sunan Abi Dawud 559 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sunan Abi Dawud 563 — the writing of good deeds; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sahih al-Bukhari 2119 — ranks raised; bad deeds erased and sins shed· Sahih al-Bukhari 3293 — a stated number of good deeds; the writing of good deeds· Sahih al-Bukhari 41 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond; a stated number of bad deeds· Sahih al-Bukhari 42 — the good deed multiplied tenfold and beyond; a stated number of bad deeds

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  • Sunan Abi Dawud
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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