Zubayr on Sincerity: Keep some of your good deeds private

Qays reported: Al-Zubayr ibn al-‘Awwam, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever among you can keep some of his good deeds hidden, let him do so.”

Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 34751

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ خَبْءٌ مِنْ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ

34751 المصنف لابن أبي شيبة كتاب الزهد

2313 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في السلسلة الصحيحة

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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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