37/1. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4104 — Provision of a Rider
Indifference towards this world
Hadith About Simple Provision and Fear of Allah
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4104
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4104
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ اشْتَكَى سَلْمَانُ فَعَادَهُ سَعْدٌ فَرَآهُ يَبْكِي فَقَالَ لَهُ سَعْدٌ مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا أَخِي أَلَيْسَ قَدْ صَحِبْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَلَيْسَ أَلَيْسَ قَالَ سَلْمَانُ مَا أَبْكِي وَاحِدَةً مِنَ اثْنَتَيْنِ مَا أَبْكِي صَبًّا لِلدُّنْيَا وَلاَ كَرَاهِيَةً لِلآخِرَةِ وَلَكِنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ عَهْدًا فَمَا أُرَانِي إِلاَّ قَدْ تَعَدَّيْتُ . قَالَ وَمَا عَهِدَ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ أَنَّهُ يَكْفِي أَحَدَكُمْ مِثْلُ زَادِ الرَّاكِبِ وَلاَ أُرَانِي إِلاَّ قَدْ تَعَدَّيْتُ وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا سَعْدُ فَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ حُكْمِكَ إِذَا حَكَمْتَ وَعِنْدَ قَسْمِكَ إِذَا قَسَمْتَ وَعِنْدَ هَمِّكَ إِذَا هَمَمْتَ . قَالَ ثَابِتٌ فَبَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ مَا تَرَكَ إِلاَّ بِضْعَةً وَعِشْرِينَ دِرْهَمًا مِنْ نَفَقَةٍ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ .
Anas Narrated from:
Salman felt sick and Sa’d came to visit him, and when he saw him he wept. Sa’d said to him: ‘Why are you weeping, my brother? Are you not a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? Are you not? Are you not?’ Salman said: ‘I am only weeping for one reason: I am not weeping because of longing for this world or for dislike of the Hereafter. But the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave me some advice and I think that I have transgressed.’ He said: ‘What was his advice to you?’ He said: ‘He advised me that something like the provision of a rider is sufficient for anyone of you, and I think that I have transgressed that. As for you, O Sa’d, fear Allah when you pass a verdict, and when you distribute (spoils of war), and when you decide to do anything.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4104In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 5English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4104
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4104
This Hadith gives a moving picture of Salman during illness. When Sa’d saw him crying, Salman explained that he was not crying out of love for the world or dislike of the Hereafter. He cried because the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم had advised him that something like the provision of a rider is enough for one of you, and he feared he had gone beyond that. The Hadith also includes Salman’s advice to Sa’d: fear Allah when judging, when distributing, and when deciding to do anything. The main message is about simple provision and careful responsibility. It teaches that zuhd is not only about owning less, but also about fearing Allah in decisions that affect others.
What we learn from this hadith
- A believer can fear falling short of prophetic advice even in small matters.
- Simple provision is praised in this narration as enough for the journey of life.
- Fear of Allah should guide judgment, distribution, and personal decisions.
- Crying here came from self-accounting, not from love of dunya.
