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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
القسم الخامس: مسائل الترهيب من الكبائر وسائر المعاصيFifth Section: Issues Warning Against Major Sins and All Other Sins
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي التَّرْهِيْبِ مِنَ الشُّحُ وَالْبُخْلِChapter on what has been narrated regarding warning against miserliness and stinginess
Hadith 9834
اُردوEn
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ ((إِيَّاكُمْ وَالشُّحَّ فَإِنَّ الشُّحَّ أَهْلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ أَمَرَهُمْ بِالْقَطِيعَةِ فَقَطَعُوا وَأَمَرَهُمْ بِالْبُخْلِ فَبَخِلُوا وَأَمَرَهُمْ بِالْفُجُورِ فَفَجَرُوا))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Beware of greed, for indeed greed destroyed those before you. It commanded them to sever ties of kinship, so they severed them. It commanded them to be miserly, so they were miserly. And it incited them to commit evil deeds, so they committed evil deeds.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Traits such as miserliness, stinginess, and greed are sufficient to render a person base. A miserly person becomes hard-hearted, becomes indifferent to the happiness and sorrow of others, and, in order to save or increase his wealth and money, becomes ready to undertake actions such as murder and bloodshed. While seeking concessions in the Shari‘ah, he begins to transgress the limits set by Allah Ta‘ala. Intense love of wealth is called shuhh. When the love of the world and its possessions exceeds all bounds and becomes severe in a person’s heart, such a person no longer distinguishes between the lawful (halal) and the unlawful (haram), nor does he refrain from shedding the blood of others. This is the condition of our society nowadays, and this state is a sign that there is no guarantee for the survival of such a society; sooner or later, it will inevitably face destruction.
