37/2. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4106 — One Concern for the Hereafter
Being concerned with this world
Hadith About One Main Concern: The Hereafter
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4106
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4106
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَالْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ النَّصْرِيِّ، عَنْ نَهْشَلٍ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ سَمِعْتُ نَبِيَّكُمْ، ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " مَنْ جَعَلَ الْهُمُومَ هَمًّا وَاحِدًا هَمَّ الْمَعَادِ كَفَاهُ اللَّهُ هَمَّ دُنْيَاهُ وَمَنْ تَشَعَّبَتْ بِهِ الْهُمُومُ فِي أَحْوَالِ الدُّنْيَا لَمْ يُبَالِ اللَّهُ فِي أَىِّ أَوْدِيَتِهِ هَلَكَ " .
`Abdullah Narrated from:
I heard your Prophet (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever focuses all his concerns on one thing, the Hereafter, Allah will relieve him of worldly concerns, but whoever has disparate concerns scattered among a number of worldly issues, Allah will not care in which of its valleys he died.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4106In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 7English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4106
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4106
This Hadith speaks about the direction of a person’s worries. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever makes all his concerns one concern, the concern of the Hereafter, Allah will relieve him of worldly concerns. But whoever lets his concerns scatter across worldly issues is warned with severe words. The Hadith does not deny that people have daily duties, family needs, or work. Its focus is on what captures the heart and becomes the main weight inside a person. When the Hereafter is the main concern, other worries are placed in their proper size. When worldly concerns spread in every direction, a person can become lost in them. This is a strong reminder to keep the Hereafter at the center.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hereafter should be the believer’s main concern.
- Scattered worldly worries can pull the heart in many directions.
- Allah’s help is mentioned for the one who gathers his concern around the Hereafter.
- Daily matters should not replace the greater aim of returning to Allah.
