37/2. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4105 — Focus on the Hereafter
Being concerned with this world
Hadith About Focusing on the Hereafter, Not Only Dunya
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4105
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4105
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبَانَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ خَرَجَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ مَرْوَانَ بِنِصْفِ النَّهَارِ فَقُلْتُ مَا بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ إِلاَّ لِشَىْءٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ . فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ سَأَلَنَا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ سَمِعْنَاهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " مَنْ كَانَتِ الدُّنْيَا هَمَّهُ فَرَّقَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرَهُ وَجَعَلَ فَقْرَهُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَأْتِهِ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ مَا كُتِبَ لَهُ وَمَنْ كَانَتِ الآخِرَةُ نِيَّتَهُ جَمَعَ اللَّهُ لَهُ أَمْرَهُ وَجَعَلَ غِنَاهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَأَتَتْهُ الدُّنْيَا وَهِيَ رَاغِمَةٌ " .
‘Abdur-Rahman bin Aban bin ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan Narrated from:
‘Abdur-Rahman bin Aban bin ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan narrated that his father said: “Zaid bin Thabit departed from Marwan at mid-day. I said: ‘He has not sent him out at this time of the day except for something he asked.’ So I asked him, and he said: ‘He asked me about some things we heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Whoever is focused only on this world, Allah will confound his affairs and make him fear poverty constantly, and he will not get anything of this world except that which has been decreed for him.Whoever is focused on the Hereafter, Allah will settle his affairs for him and make him feel content with his lot, and his provision and worldly gains will undoubtedly come to him.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4105In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 6English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4105
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4105
This Hadith compares two life directions. One person makes this world his main concern. The Hadith says Allah will scatter his affairs, place fear of poverty before his eyes, and he will only receive what was written for him. Another person makes the Hereafter his intention. The Hadith says Allah will gather his affairs, place richness in his heart, and worldly provision will come to him. The message is not to stop working or to ignore needs. The wording is about what rules the heart. If dunya becomes the whole aim, it brings worry and fear. If the Hereafter becomes the aim, the heart is given contentment and life is kept in better order by Allah’s will.
What we learn from this hadith
- Making dunya the main concern can bring scattered worries.
- Making the Hereafter one’s intention is linked with inner richness.
- A person receives from the world only what has been written for him.
- The heart’s main focus shapes how a person experiences life.
