26/82. Chapter:
Mishkat al-Masabih 5244 — (Ar-riqaq) Words that soften the heart
The Excellence of the Poor
Mishkat al-Masabih : 5244
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 5244
وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ: «اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مِسْكِينًا وَأَمِتْنِي مِسْكِينًا وَاحْشُرْنِي فِي زُمْرَةِ الْمَسَاكِينِ» فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: لِمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: «إِنَّهُمْ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَ أَغْنِيَائِهِمْ بِأَرْبَعِينَ خَرِيفًا يَا عَائِشَةُ لَا تَرُدِّي الْمِسْكِينَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَحِبِّي الْمَسَاكِينَ وَقَرِّبِيهِمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُقَرِّبُكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ» رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي «شُعَبِ الْإِيمَانِ»
Anas Narrated from:
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed; اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مِسْكِينًا وَأَمِتْنِي مِسْكِينًا وَاحْشُرْنِي فِي زُمْرَةِ الْمَسَاكِينِ (O Allah, cause me to live among the poor, cause me to die as a poor man, and gather me among the group of the poor (on the day of resurrection)] Sayyidah Ayshah رضي الله عنها asked him, 'Why O Messenger of Allah?' He said, "they will enter paradise preceding the rich by forty years. O Ayshah, do not turn away a poor man, even if you give him half a date. O Ayshah, love the poor, draw them near to you. Allah will draw you nearer to Him on the day of resurrection."
[1] Tirmidhi # 2353 (2359).Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 5244In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 90
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Al-Khatib at-Tabrizi
- Translator:
- James Robson
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
