سَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا، وَأَبْشِرُوا، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يُدْخِلُ أَحَدًا الْجَنَّةَ عَمَلُهُ
Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately, and receive good news because one's good deeds will not make him enter Paradise.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6467 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 6467
Book 81, Hadith 56
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What It Means: Reading in Context
Aisha reports this saying. When the listeners ask whether it also applies to the Prophet, he explains that he too depends on Allah’s pardon and mercy. The opening instruction to do good remains part of the excerpt: reliance on mercy is not an instruction to abandon good deeds. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 6467. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Act with care and sincerity, while avoiding the assumption that your achievements make you entitled to Paradise. Keep hope in Allah’s mercy.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.