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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2374 — Wealth Is Sweet and Tempting
What Has Been Related About Taking Wealth Within One's Wealth
Hadith About Wealth Being Green and Sweet
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2374
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2374
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ خَوْلَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ، وَكَانَتْ، تَحْتَ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ تَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ مَنْ أَصَابَهُ بِحَقِّهِ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهِ وَرُبَّ مُتَخَوِّضٍ فِيمَا شَاءَتْ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ مِنْ مَالِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ لَيْسَ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلاَّ النَّارُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَأَبُو الْوَلِيدِ اسْمُهُ عُبَيْدُ سَنُوطَى.
Khawlah bint Qais Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Indeed This Wealth Is Green And Sweet. Whoever Gets What He Deserves Of It Then He Shall Be Blessed In It. And Many A Person Who Deals With What He Wants For Himself, From The Wealth Of Allah And His Messenger, Gets Nothing On The Day Of Judgment But The Fire."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2374In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 71English translation : Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2374
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2374
This hadith about wealth being green and sweet gives a balanced warning. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said that wealth is green and sweet, meaning it attracts the self. Whoever gets what he deserves of it shall be blessed in it. But the hadith also warns about a person who deals with what he wants for himself from the wealth of Allah and His Messenger; such a person has nothing on the Day of Judgment but the Fire. The text speaks about taking wealth by right and misusing wealth by desire. For readers searching hadith about wealth in Islam, this narration shows that wealth can be a blessing when handled with right, but a danger when driven by the self.
What we learn from this hadith
- Wealth is attractive and can pull the self toward desire.
- Taking what is rightfully deserved can be a means of blessing.
- Misusing wealth connected to Allah and His Messenger is severely warned against.
