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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب
Book of Earning Wealth
بَابُ اصْطِنَاعِ الْمَالِ
Chapter: Earning Wealth
Al-Adab al-Mufrad 478 — Earning Wealth
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَنَشُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: كَانَ الرَّجُلُ مِنَّا تُنْتَجُ فَرَسُهُ فَيَنْحَرُهَا فَيَقُولُ: أَنَا أَعِيشُ حَتَّى أَرْكَبَ هَذَا؟ فَجَاءَنَا كِتَابُ عُمَرَ: أَنْ أَصْلِحُوا مَا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ، فَإِنَّ فِي الامْرِ تَنَفُّسًا.
Harith bin Laqit (may Allah have mercy on him) says that some of us were such that when his mare gave birth, he would slaughter it and say, "What guarantee is there of my life that I will ride it?" Then a decree from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us stating, "Preserve the sustenance that Allah gives you, for indeed the Day of Judgment is still far off."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
The point is that people used to think that the Day of Judgment is near and could come at any moment, so what is the need to safeguard wealth? Therefore, they would slaughter (animals), eat, and dispose of their possessions. Sayyiduna Umar radi Allahu anhu explained that the nearness of the Day of Judgment does not at all mean that a person should finish all his wealth and sit idly by, thinking that the Day of Judgment is coming. Rather, one should continue striving until the very last moment of life. Moreover, there are many signs of the Day of Judgment that will manifest before it arrives.
The point is that people used to think that the Day of Judgment is near and could come at any moment, so what is the need to safeguard wealth? Therefore, they would slaughter (animals), eat, and dispose of their possessions. Sayyiduna Umar radi Allahu anhu explained that the nearness of the Day of Judgment does not at all mean that a person should finish all his wealth and sit idly by, thinking that the Day of Judgment is coming. Rather, one should continue striving until the very last moment of life. Moreover, there are many signs of the Day of Judgment that will manifest before it arrives.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 478
