Sunan Ibn Majah 209 — a deed that equals a greater one; bearing the burden of those who follow

سنن ابن ماجه 209 — عمل يعدل عملا أعظم منه، وزر من تبع

A report in Sunan Ibn Majah, no. 209 (The Book of the Sunnah), that speaks of a deed that equals a greater one, bearing the burden of those who follow. The Hasanat and Sayyi'at Ledger lists it with the texts that count, write, erase or weigh a deed.

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«… بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ الْمُزَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ قَالَ " مَنْ أَحْيَا سُنَّةً مِنْ سُنَّتِي فَعَمِلَ بِهَا النَّاسُ كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا لاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْئًا وَمَنِ ابْتَدَعَ بِدْعَةً فَعُمِلَ بِهَا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ أَوْزَارُ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا لاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَوْزَارِ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا شَيْئًا ".»

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 4202 — the writing of good deeds; bad deeds erased and sins shed· 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

Sources

  • Sunan Ibn Majah (Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi edition)
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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Sunan Abi Dawud 4202 — the writing of good deeds; bad deeds erased and sins shed

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