37/30. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2465 — Make the Hereafter Your Goal
The Ahadith: "We Were Tested with Adversity" and, "Whoever Makes the Hereafter His Goal" and, "Son of Adam, Devote Yourself to My Worship"
Hadith About Making the Hereafter Your Goal
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2465
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2465
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ صَبِيحٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبَانَ، وَهُوَ الرَّقَاشِيُّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ كَانَتِ الآخِرَةُ هَمَّهُ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ غِنَاهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَجَمَعَ لَهُ شَمْلَهُ وَأَتَتْهُ الدُّنْيَا وَهِيَ رَاغِمَةٌ وَمَنْ كَانَتِ الدُّنْيَا هَمَّهُ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ فَقْرَهُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَفَرَّقَ عَلَيْهِ شَمْلَهَ وَلَمْ يَأْتِهِ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ مَا قُدِّرَ لَهُ " .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever Makes The Hereafter His Goal, Allah Makes His Heart Rich, And Organizes His Affairs, And The World Comes To Him Whether It Wants To Or Not. And Whoever Makes The World His Goal, Allah Puts His Poverty Right Before His Eyes, And Disorganizes His Affairs, And The World Does Not Come To Him, Except What Has Been Decreed For Him."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2465In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 51English translation : Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2465
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2465
This hadith about making the Hereafter your goal teaches where the heart should be directed. The Prophet said that whoever makes the Hereafter his goal, Allah makes his heart rich, gathers his affairs, and the world comes to him even if it is unwilling. But whoever makes the world his goal, Allah places poverty before his eyes, scatters his affairs, and he receives only what has been decreed for him. The hadith does not tell a person to stop working or ignore daily needs. Its focus is the heart's main concern. If the Hereafter is the goal, the heart is not enslaved by dunya. If dunya becomes the goal, even what a person has may not feel enough.
What we learn from this hadith
- The heart should make the Hereafter its main concern.
- Inner richness is linked to the direction of one's goal.
- Chasing the world as the main aim can scatter a person's affairs.
- A person only receives from the world what Allah has decreed.
