26/47. Chapter:
Mishkat al-Masabih 5203 — (Ar-riqaq) Words that soften the heart
Avoid Amassing Worldly Property
Mishkat al-Masabih : 5203
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 5203
وَعَن مُعَاوِيَة أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى خَالِهِ أَبِي هَاشِمِ بْنِ عتبَة يعودهُ فَبَكَى أَبُو هَاشِمٍ فَقَالَ: مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا خَالِ؟ أَوَجَعٌ يُشْئِزُكَ أَمْ حِرْصٌ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا؟ قَالَ: كلا ولكنَّ رَسُول الله عهد إِلينا عَهْدًا لَمْ آخُذْ بِهِ. قَالَ: وَمَا ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ جَمْعِ الْمَالِ خَادِمٌ وَمَرْكَبٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ» . وَإِنِّي أَرَانِي قَدْ جَمَعْتُ. رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْن مَاجَه
Mu'awiyah Narrated from:
Sayyiduna Muawiyah (ibn Abu Sufyan) narrated that (once) he visited his maternal uncle, Abu Hashim ibn Utbah (who was ill). Abu Hashim رحمه الله wept (while they were conversing). So, he asked "what makes you weep, O uncle? Is it pain that makes you restless, or a desire to stay on in world?" He said "Certainly not! But, Allah's Messenger ﷺ had given us an instruction which I have failed to follow."He asked." (what was it? He said, "I had heard him say, Indeed, of the possessions of the world it should suffice you to have a servant and a riding beast (to take part in jihad (crusade)) for Allah's sake' But, I presume (or see) that I have piled up possessions." [1]
[1] Tirmidhi # 2327.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 5203In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 49
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Al-Khatib at-Tabrizi
- Translator:
- James Robson
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
