37/7. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2083a — Carpets After Poverty
The Permissibility Of Using Blankets
Hadith About Carpets, Marriage, and Changing Means
Sahih Muslim : 2083a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2083a
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَمْرٍو - قَالَ عَمْرٌو وَقُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ، إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمَّا تَزَوَّجْتُ " أَتَّخَذْتَ أَنْمَاطًا " . قُلْتُ وَأَنَّى لَنَا أَنْمَاطٌ قَالَ " أَمَا إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ " .
Jabir Narrated from:
When I was married, Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) asked me if I had got the carpet. I said: How can we have carpets? (i. e. I am so poor that I cannot even think of carpets). whereupon he said: You shall soon possess them.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2083aIn-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 64USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 24, Hadith 5188
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2083a
This hadith about carpets in Islam records a short conversation between Jabir and Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم after Jabir got married. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked whether he had carpets. Jabir answered that they were too poor to think of carpets. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said that they would soon possess them. The report does not condemn carpets. It also does not turn wealth into the main goal. It simply shows that Jabir’s situation was limited at that time, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم spoke of a time when such household goods would come. The explanation should stay with this wording. The hadith is about household items, marriage, poverty, and a change in means.
What we learn from this hadith
- Jabir’s poverty is mentioned plainly and without shame.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم spoke gently about future household goods.
- The report does not condemn owning carpets.
- A person’s living situation can change over time.
