81/12. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6442 — Real Wealth Is What You Send Ahead
Whatever one spends from his money will be better for him
Hadith About True Wealth and What You Spend Before Death
Sahih Bukhari : 6442
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6442
حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَيُّكُمْ مَالُ وَارِثِهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالِهِ ". قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا مِنَّا أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ مَالُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ. قَالَ " فَإِنَّ مَالَهُ مَا قَدَّمَ، وَمَالُ وَارِثِهِ مَا أَخَّرَ ".
`Abdullah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Who among you considers the wealth of his heirs dearer to him than his own wealth?" They replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! There is none among us but loves his own wealth more." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "So his wealth is whatever he spends (in Allah's Cause) during his life (on good deeds) while the wealth of his heirs is whatever he leaves after his death."
[1] What one spends during one’s lifetime for Allāh’s sake is what one really owns, because one will get permanent reward for that in the Hereafter.Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6442In-book reference : Book 81, Hadith 31USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 449
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6442
This hadith about true wealth changes how a person thinks about money. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asks who loves the wealth of his heirs more than his own wealth. The companions answer that everyone loves his own wealth more. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then explains that a person’s real wealth is what he sends ahead by spending during his life on good deeds, while what he leaves behind becomes the wealth of his heirs. The hadith is simple and practical. It teaches that money kept until death may no longer benefit the owner in the same way. What is spent well during life is what truly goes ahead for the person.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person’s real wealth is what he sends ahead through good spending.
- Wealth left after death becomes the wealth of heirs.
- Good deeds done during life should not be delayed.
- Money should be used in a way that benefits the Hereafter.
