Hadith on Recompense: Traverse the path you wish, good or evil

Yazid ibn Marthad reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “As one does not harvest thorns and grapes together, likewise the righteous will not be in the position of the wicked. Traverse the path you wish, for whichever path you travel will lead you back to its people.”

Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 14946

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَمَا لا يجنَى مِنَ الشَّوْكِ الْعِنَبُ لِذَلِكَ لا يَنْزِلُ الأَبْرَارُ مَنَازِلَ الْفُجَّارِ فَاسْلُكُوا أَيَّ طَرِيقٍ شِئْتُمْ فَأَيُّ طَرِيقٍ سَلَكْتُمْ وَرَدْتُمْ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ

14946 حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم

4575 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الجامع

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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