26/9. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3225 — Wealth and Worldly Status
Nobility
Hadith About Wealth and Worldly Status
Sunan an-Nasai : 3225
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3225
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تُمَيْلَةَ، عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ أَحْسَابَ أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا الَّذِي يَذْهَبُونَ إِلَيْهِ الْمَالُ " .
Narrated Ibn Buraidah: It was narrated from Ibn Buraidah that his father said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'The nobility of the people of this world, that which they (always) go to, is wealth.'"
[1] They say that the meaning is that nobility is usually judged based upon wealth and treatment of it, where as honor is based upon Taqwa .Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3225In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 30English translation : Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3227
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3225
This hadith about wealth and worldly status is short but direct. The Messenger of Allah said that the nobility of the people of this world, the thing they go to, is wealth. The text points to how people commonly measure status in worldly life. It does not praise that measure as the final standard of value. Rather, it describes what people of the world often look toward: money, rank, and material strength. This connects with the searched phrase wealth in Islam because many people ask how Islam views money and social honor. Based only on this narration, the teaching is that wealth can become the way people judge standing in worldly matters, so a believer should notice that pull and not be blind to it.
What we learn from this hadith
- People often treat wealth as a sign of worldly standing.
- The hadith describes a common worldly measure of status.
- A person should be aware of how money can shape social judgment.
