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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2336 — Wealth Is a Fitnah for the Ummah
What Has Been Related About 'The Fitnah of this Ummah is waelth
Hadith About Wealth as a Fitnah for the Ummah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2336
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2336
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرِ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عِيَاضٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّ لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ فِتْنَةً وَفِتْنَةُ أُمَّتِي الْمَالُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ إِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ .
Ka'b bin 'Iyad Narrated from:
The Prophet (s.a.w) said: "Indeed There Is A Fitnah For Every Ummah, And The Fitnah For My Ummah Is Wealth."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2336In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 33English translation : Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2336
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2336
This hadith about wealth is short and easy to remember. The Prophet (s.a.w) said every Ummah has a fitnah, and the fitnah of his Ummah is wealth. The word fitnah here points to a test. Wealth can help a person when used rightly, but it can also test the heart. It may bring greed, pride, rivalry, fear of loss, or careless spending. The hadith does not say wealth is always bad. It says wealth is a test for this Ummah. That means a believer should be careful with money, watch the heart, and ask whether wealth is helping obedience or pulling the person toward dunya.
What we learn from this hadith
- Wealth is described as a test for this Ummah.
- Money should be handled with care and self-checking.
- The hadith warns against letting wealth control the heart.
