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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he said: “O Messenger of Allah, while I was in my house at my prayer place, a man entered and I was pleased 1 with the state he saw me in.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “May Allah have mercy on you, O Abu Hurairah. You have two rewards: the reward of secrecy and the reward of openness.”
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Note 1
(1) His statement: “I was pleased with the state” – the clearer meaning is that his pleasure aligns with natural disposition and Shariah, as he is pleased that someone saw him in a good state and dislikes being seen in a bad one, without intending to show off or seek reputation. This is like the narration from Abu Musa by At-Tabarani: “Whoever is pleased with his good deed and displeased with his bad deed is a believer.” Allah said: Say: In the bounty of Allah and His mercy, let them rejoice; it is better than what they amass (Yunus: 58). A believer rejoices in being enabled to do good deeds, unlike others who rejoice in amassing wealth. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: فأعجبني الحال إلخ : فالأظهر أن إعجابه بحسب أصل الطبع المطابق للشرع من أنه يعجبه أنه رآه أحد على حالة حسنة، ويكره أن يراه على حالة قبيحة مع قطع النظر عن أن يكون ذلك العمل مطمحا للرياء ومطمعا للسمعة، فيكون من قبيل قوله له على ما رواه الطبراني عن أبي موسى من سرته حسنة وساءته سيئة فهو مؤمن، وقد قال تعالى: ﴿قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ ) (يونس: ٥٨)، فالمؤمن يفرح بتوفيق الأعمال، كما أن غيره يفرح بتكثير الأموال. كذا في «المرقاة».