25/170. Chapter:
WHAT LEADS TO PARADISE & WHAT TO HELL
Mishkat al-Masabih : 4832
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 4832
وعنن أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: " أَتُدْرُونَ مَا أَكْثَرُ مَا يُدْخِلُ النَّاسَ الْجَنَّةَ؟ تَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَحُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ. أَتُدْرُونَ مَا أَكْثَرُ مَا يُدْخِلُ النَّاسَ النَّارَ؟ الْأَجْوَفَانِ: الْفَمُ وَالْفَرْجُ " رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم asked, 'Do you know what is generally instrumental in leading people to paradise? It is taqwa (piety)(fear of Allah) and good manners. Do you know what is generally instrumental in leading people to hell? They are the two hollow things: the mouth and the private parts." [2]
[2] Tirmidhi # 2004, Ibn Majah # 4246, Musnad Ahmad 2-291.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 4832In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 205
