Make things easy

Make things easy, not hard; give good news, do not drive people away.

Narrated by Anas ibn Malik and Abu Musa

Make things easy and do not make them hard; give good news and do not drive people away.

Sahih al-Bukhari 69, Sahih Muslim 1734

What this hadith teaches

The way to invite people to Islam and to prayer.

Reference and grade

Grade
Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
Narrator
Anas ibn Malik and Abu Musa

The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث

يَسِّرُوا وَلاَ تُعَسِّرُوا، وَبَشِّرُوا وَلاَ تُنَفِّرُوا

Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 69, as given on sunnah.com.