Question:
Please let me know if the following narration is correctly translated and provide the reference
Mu’adh ibn Jabal (radiyallahu ‘anhu) related that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever strives in the way of Allah, his safety is assured by Allah. Whoever visits a sick person, his safety is assured by Allah. Whoever visits the Masjid in the morning or evening, his safety is assured by Allah. Whoever enters upon a leader to honour him/assist him, his safety is assured by Allah. Whoever sits in his house and does not backbite any human being, his safety is assured by Allah.”
Answer:
Imams Ibn Khuzaymah and Ibn Hibban (rahimahumallah) have recorded this Hadith and have declared it authentic (sahih).
(Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, as part of a longer narration, Hadith: 1495, Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 372)
The translation as in the question is correct.
Also see: Musnad Ahmad, vol. 5 pg. 241
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar