15/86. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1374d — Patience Through Medina's Hardship
Encouragement to live in Al-Madinah and to be patient on bearing its distress and hardships
Hadith About Patience During Hardship in Medina
Sahih Muslim : 1374d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1374d
وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، مَوْلَى الْمَهْرِيِّ أَنَّهُ جَاءَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ لَيَالِيَ الْحَرَّةِ فَاسْتَشَارَهُ فِي الْجَلاَءِ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَشَكَا إِلَيْهِ أَسْعَارَهَا وَكَثْرَةَ عِيَالِهِ وَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنْ لاَ صَبْرَ لَهُ عَلَى جَهْدِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَلأْوَائِهَا . فَقَالَ لَهُ وَيْحَكَ لاَ آمُرُكَ بِذَلِكَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ يَصْبِرُ أَحَدٌ عَلَى لأْوَائِهَا فَيَمُوتَ إِلاَّ كُنْتُ لَهُ شَفِيعًا أَوْ شَهِيدًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِذَا كَانَ مُسْلِمًا " .
Abu Sa'id Maula al-Mahri reported that he came to Abu Sa'id al-Khudri during the nights (of the turmoil) of al-Barrah, and sought his advice about leaving Medina, and complained of the high prices prevailing therein and his large family, and informed him that he could not stand the hardships of Medina and its rugged surrounding. He said to him: Woe to you; I will not advise you to do it, for I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: No one will endure hardships of Medina without my being an intercessor or a witness on his behalf on the Day of Resurrectiar), if he is a Muslim.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1374dIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 543USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3175
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1374d
This hadith about hardships of Medina reports a man seeking advice during difficult nights. He complained about high prices, a large family, and his inability to bear the hardship of Medina. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri did not advise him to leave. Instead, he narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said no one endures the hardship of Medina and dies, while being Muslim, except that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would be an intercessor or witness for him on the Day of Resurrection. The Hadith does not ignore difficulty. It mentions hardship, high prices, and family pressure. Yet it gives hope to the Muslim who patiently stays and endures. The core lesson is patience with Medina's hardship and hope in the Prophet's promised witness or intercession.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hardship in Medina is directly acknowledged in the narration.
- Abu Sa'id advised patience instead of leaving Medina.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mentioned intercession or witness for the Muslim who endures it.
- The Hadith links patience with hope on the Day of Resurrection.
