25/8. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3115 — Faith and Stinginess Warning
The Virtue Of The One Who Strives In The Cause Of Allah On His Feet
Faith in Allah and Stinginess Cannot Be Together
Sunan an-Nasai : 3115
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3115
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنِ اللَّيْثِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ أَبِي يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ اللَّجْلاَجِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ لاَ يَجْمَعُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ غُبَارًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانَ جَهَنَّمَ فِي جَوْفِ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ وَلاَ يَجْمَعُ اللَّهُ فِي قَلْبِ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ الإِيمَانَ بِاللَّهِ وَالشُّحَّ جَمِيعًا .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah will never combine the dust in the cause of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and the smoke of Hell, in the lungs of a Muslim man, and Allah will never combine faith in Allah, and stinginess in the heart of a Muslim man.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3115In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 31English translation : Vol. 1, Book 25, Hadith 3117
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3115
This hadith about faith in Allah and stinginess is narrated through Abu Al-Ala bin Al-Lajlaj, who heard Abu Hurairah. Abu Hurairah said that Allah will never combine dust in the cause of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and the smoke of Hell in the lungs of a Muslim man. He also said Allah will never combine faith in Allah and stinginess in the heart of a Muslim man. The wording is direct. It links sacrifice in Allah’s cause with distance from Hell’s smoke, and it warns that stinginess does not belong with faith in Allah. For searches about faith and stinginess hadith, this narration gives a clear phrase centered on the Muslim heart.
What we learn from this hadith
- Faith in Allah is presented as incompatible with stinginess in this narration.
- Dust in Allah’s cause is mentioned as honored before Allah.
- The hadith points to the heart as a place that needs care.
- A Muslim’s inner character should match the faith he carries.
