25/8. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3114 — Dust, Hell, and Stinginess
The Virtue Of The One Who Strives In The Cause Of Allah On His Feet
Dust in Allah's Cause and Stinginess in the Heart
Sunan an-Nasai : 3114
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3114
أَخْبَرَنِي شُعَيْبُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ أَبِي يَزِيدَ، عَنْ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ اللَّجْلاَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَجْتَمِعُ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ فِي مَنْخَرَىْ مُسْلِمٍ وَلاَ يَجْتَمِعُ شُحٌّ وَإِيمَانٌ فِي قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The dust in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never be combined in the nostrils of a Muslim, and stinginess and faith will never be combined in a Muslim man's heart.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3114In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 30English translation : Vol. 1, Book 25, Hadith 3116
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3114
This hadith about dust, Hell, and stinginess brings two warnings into one statement. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that dust in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never be combined in the nostrils of a Muslim. He also said that stinginess and faith will never be combined in the heart of a Muslim man. The first part speaks about sacrifice in Allah’s cause. The second part speaks about the heart and its moral state. The hadith is highly relevant for searches about stinginess and faith hadith, because it shows stinginess as something that does not sit with faith in this wording. It also repeats the honor of bearing dust in Allah’s cause.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith honors dust carried in the cause of Allah.
- It warns that stinginess does not belong with faith.
- The text speaks about both the body’s effort and the heart’s state.
- A Muslim should pay attention to inner traits, not only outer actions.
