37/39. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2480 — Concern Over Extra Buildings
All Buildings and Concerns for Them
Hadith Report About Buildings and Worldly Concern
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2480
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2480
حَدَّثَنَا الْجَارُودُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّخَعِيِّ، قَالَ الْبِنَاءُ كُلُّهُ وَبَالٌ قُلْتُ أَرَأَيْتَ مَا لاَ بُدَّ مِنْهُ قَالَ لاَ أَجْرَ وَلاَ وِزْرَ .
Ibrahim An-Nakha'I Narrated from:
All Buildings And Concerns For Them Will Be Against You.' I Said: 'What Do You Think About What One Can Not Do Without?' He Said: 'There Is No Reward For That Nor Harm.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2480In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 66English translation : Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2480
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2480
This report about buildings and worldly concern is narrated from Ibrahim An-Nakhai. He said that all buildings and concern for them will be against a person. When asked about what one cannot do without, he replied that there is no reward and no sin in that. The wording makes a difference between needless building concern and necessary building. The report does not say that every needed home or structure is sinful. It says what is unavoidable carries neither reward nor harm in that answer. The main lesson is to be careful that buildings, property, and constant concern over them do not become a burden on the heart. It points toward moderation and need, not show and excess.
What we learn from this hadith
- Concern over buildings can become a burden on a person.
- What one cannot do without is treated differently in the report.
- The answer avoids blaming necessary shelter or basic need.
- The report warns against excess concern for property and construction.
