A Great Benefit | Moderation Is The Key

 ✒ *A Great Benefit | Moderation Is The Key فائدة عظيمة*

The Messenger of Allāh Ṣallallāhu-‘Alaihi Wa Sallam said: “Indeed everything has a (period of) zeal and for every zeal there is a (period of) weakness so if you see a man upright and moderate then hope for him and if you see him being pointed towards with fingers then do not count him.”

● [رواه الترمذي برقم ٢٤٥٣ ، حسنه الألباني]

al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Mubārakfooree Raḥimahullāh explained it in his Sharḥ beautifully:

“His (Ṣallallāhu-‘Alaihi Wa Sallam)’s saying {Indeed everything has a zeal..} means having interest in something and energy and inclination towards either good or evil {And every zeal has a weakness..} meaning loss of vigor and slackening and settling down {So if you see a man upright and moderate..} means the man with enthusiasm for his deed is moderate and he avoids both extremes i.e going overboard in zeal and being weak in slackening {Then hope for him) meaning hope success for him for it is possible that he will continue being moderate regarding his deeds and the most beloved deeds to Allāh are the continuous ones {And if he is being pointed towards with fingers..} meaning he strives and is excessive in his deeds so he can achieve fame for his worship and asceticism and so people can point towards him {Then do not count him..} i.e then do not count him and consider him from amongst righteous ones for he is a show-off, and he (Ṣallallāhu-‘Alaihi Wa Sallam) did not say (regarding the latter one) ‘Do not hope for him’, this is an indication that this one who wishes to be seen has fallen (i.e there is no hope for him) and he is not able to correct of that extremism he has fallen into.”

● [تحفة الأحوذي بشرح جامع الترمذي]