36/29. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2340 — True Abstinence in the World
What Has Been Related About Abstinence in The world
Hadith About True Zuhd and Trust in Allah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2340
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2340
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ وَاقِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَلْبَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الزَّهَادَةُ فِي الدُّنْيَا لَيْسَتْ بِتَحْرِيمِ الْحَلاَلِ وَلاَ إِضَاعَةِ الْمَالِ وَلَكِنَّ الزَّهَادَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا أَنْ لاَ تَكُونَ بِمَا فِي يَدَيْكَ أَوْثَقَ مِمَّا فِي يَدَىِ اللَّهِ وَأَنْ تَكُونَ فِي ثَوَابِ الْمُصِيبَةِ إِذَا أَنْتَ أُصِبْتَ بِهَا أَرْغَبَ فِيهَا لَوْ أَنَّهَا أُبْقِيَتْ لَكَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَأَبُو إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيُّ اسْمُهُ عَائِذُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ . وَعَمْرُو بْنُ وَاقِدٍ مُنْكَرُ الْحَدِيثِ .
Abu Dharr Narrated from:
The Prophet (s.a.w) said: "Abstinence In The World Is Not By Prohibiting (Oneself) The Lawful Nor By Neglecting Wealth, But Abstinence In The World Is That You Not Hold More Firmly To What Is In Your Hand Than To What Is In The Hand Of Allah, And That You Be More Hopeful Of The Rewards That Come With An Affliction That You May Suffer If It Remain With You."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2340In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 37English translation : Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2340
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2340
This hadith about zuhd gives a balanced meaning of abstinence in the world. The Prophet (s.a.w) said zuhd is not making the lawful unlawful for oneself and not wasting wealth. Instead, zuhd is that a person does not trust what is in his own hand more than what is with Allah. It is also to be more hopeful of the reward linked to an affliction, if one is tested by it, than simply wishing it had remained. The hadith shows that zuhd is mainly a state of the heart. It is not about fake hardship or careless loss of money. It is about trust in Allah, lighter attachment to possessions, and hope in reward during hardship.
What we learn from this hadith
- Zuhd is not defined here as forbidding lawful things to oneself.
- Zuhd is not wasting wealth.
- True zuhd is trusting what is with Allah more than what is in one’s own hand.
