36/13. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2321 — Dunya Is Insignificant Before Allah
What Has Been Related About The Insignificance Of The World To Allah, The Mighty And Sublime
Hadith About Dunya Being Insignificant Before Allah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2321
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2321
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنِ الْمُسْتَوْرِدِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ الرَّكْبِ الَّذِينَ وَقَفُوا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى السَّخْلَةِ الْمَيِّتَةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَتَرَوْنَ هَذِهِ هَانَتْ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا حِينَ أَلْقَوْهَا " . قَالُوا مِنْ هَوَانِهَا أَلْقَوْهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " فَالدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ الْمُسْتَوْرِدِ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Al-Mustawrid bin Shaddad Narrated from:
I Was With The Caravan Of Those Who Stopped With The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) At A Dead Lamb. The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Said: 'Do You Think That This Was Insignificant To Its Owners When They Threw It Away?' They Said:'Yes! It Is Because Of Its Insignificance That They Threw It Away O Messenger Of Allah!' He Said: 'The World Is More Insignificant To Allah Than This To Its Owners.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2321In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 18English translation : Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2321
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2321
This hadith about dunya gives a strong and simple picture of the value of worldly life. The Prophet (s.a.w) stood with his companions near a dead lamb that had been thrown away. He asked if they thought its owners had thrown it away because it had no worth to them. They agreed. Then he taught that the world is even more insignificant to Allah than that dead lamb was to its owners. The message is not that life has no purpose. Rather, the hadith teaches that worldly things should not control the heart. Wealth, status, comfort, and possessions may look big to people, but before Allah they are small when compared with what matters to Him.
What we learn from this hadith
- Worldly life should not become the main measure of success.
- The Prophet (s.a.w) used simple examples to make deep lessons easy to understand.
- A believer should not give the dunya more weight than it deserves.
