Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 937:138

Musnad Ahmad 937:138

Hadith of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (RA)

حديث أبي ذر الغفاري رضي الله عنه

Hadith 937:138

Muhammad ibn Ja‘far narrated to us, Shu‘bah narrated to us, from ‘Amr ibn Murrah, from Abu al-Bakhtari, from Abu Dharr, from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), that he mentioned things for which a man is rewarded, until he mentioned to me having intercourse with his wife. They said: "O Messenger of Allah, is he rewarded for his desire that he satisfies?" He said: "Do you see, if he were to commit it unlawfully, would he not bear a sin?" They said: "Yes." He said: "Likewise, he is rewarded."

حدثنا محمد بن جعفر، حدثنا شعبة، عن عمرو بن مرة، عن أبي البختري، عن أبي ذر، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه ذكر أشياء يؤجر فيها الرجل حتى ذكر لي غشيان أهله، فقالوا: يا رسول الله، أيؤجر في شهوته يصيبها؟ قال: "أرأيت لو كان آثما، أليس كان يكون عليه الوزر؟ " فقالوا: نعم. قال: "فكذلك يؤجر "