37/7. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4126 — Love the Poor
Keeping company with the poor
Hadith About Loving the Poor and Being Gathered With Them
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4126
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4126
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَحِبُّوا الْمَسَاكِينَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ فِي دُعَائِهِ " اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مِسْكِينًا وَأَمِتْنِي مِسْكِينًا وَاحْشُرْنِي فِي زُمْرَةِ الْمَسَاكِينِ " .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
Love the poor, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say in his supplication: ‘O Allah, cause me to live poor and cause me to die poor, and gather me among the poor (on the Day of Resurrection).’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4126In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 27English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4126
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4126
This hadith directly teaches love for the poor. Abu Sa‘eed Al-Khudri said to love the poor because he heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم make a supplication: O Allah, cause me to live poor, cause me to die poor, and gather me among the poor on the Day of Resurrection. The hadith about loving the poor is clear in its wording. It links love for poor people with the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم own prayer. The focus is not on praising hunger or hardship in a careless way. The text points to nearness to the poor, humility, and being counted with them. It helps readers see that poor believers should be loved, honored, and remembered, not pushed away.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith directly calls for love toward the poor.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم made a supplication connected to living, dying, and being gathered among the poor.
- Poor people should be treated with honor, not distance.
- Love for the poor is tied in this narration to humility and the Hereafter.
