47/88. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3354 — What Truly Remains of Wealth
Regarding Surat At-Takathur
Hadith About My Wealth My Wealth
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3354
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3354
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ انْتَهَى إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ ( أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ ) قَالَ " يَقُولُ ابْنُ آدَمَ مَالِي مَالِي وَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ مَالِكَ إِلاَّ مَا تَصَدَّقْتَ فَأَمْضَيْتَ أَوْ أَكَلْتَ فَأَفْنَيْتَ أَوْ لَبِسْتَ فَأَبْلَيْتَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Mutarrif bin 'Abdullah bin Ash-Shikh-khir Narrated from:
Mutarrif bin Abdullah bin Ash-Shikh-khir reported from his father, : That He Went To The Prophet And He Was Reciting: ‘The Mutual Rivalry (For Piling Up Worldly Things) Diverts You.’ He Said: “The Son Of Adam Says: ‘My Wealth, My Wealth.’ And Do You Own Anything Except What You Give In Charity, Such That You’Ve Spent It, Or What You Eat, Suc That You’Ve Finished It, Or You Wear, Such That You’Ve Worn It Out?”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3354In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 406English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3354
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3354
This hadith about My wealth, My wealth explains the real limit of what a person owns. The narrator reached the Prophet while he was reciting, The mutual rivalry diverts you. The Prophet said the son of Adam says, My wealth, My wealth. Then he asked what a person has from his wealth except what he gives in charity and sends forward, what he eats and finishes, or what he wears and wears out. The message is simple and practical. Wealth that people keep boasting about will not stay in their hands forever. Its real use is seen in what benefits them rightly before it passes away.
What we learn from this hadith
- People often become attached to wealth and call it mine.
- Charity is described as wealth sent forward.
- Food and clothing are used up and do not remain forever.
- The hadith reminds believers not to be fooled by piling up worldly things.
