الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل الفقر والغنىIssues of Poverty and Wealth
بَابُ التَّرْغِيْبِ فِي الْفَقْرِ مَعَ الصَّلَاحِ
Chapter on encouragement to poverty with righteousness
Hadith 9300
عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ أَغْبَطَ أَوْلِيَائِي (وَفِي رَوَايَةٍ إِنَّ أَغْبَطَ النَّاسِ) عِنْدِي مُؤْمِنٌ خَفِيفُ الْحَاذِ ذُو حَظٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ أَحْسَنَ عِبَادَةَ رَبِّهِ وَكَانَ فِي النَّاسِ غَامِضًا لَا يُشَارُ إِلَيْهِ بِالْأَصَابِعِ فَعَجِلَتْ مَنِيَّتُهُ وَقَلَّ تُرَاثُهُ وَقَلَّتْ بَوَاكِيهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, among the people, my most enviable friend is that believer who has little wealth and a small family, but offers much prayer, worships his Lord in a good manner, is unknown among the people, no fingers are pointed towards him, his death comes quickly, his inheritance is little, and there are few to weep for him.
Hadith 9301
عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ السَّلِيطِيِّ عَنْ نُقَادَةَ الْأَسَدِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ بَعَثَ نُقَادَةَ الْأَسَدِيَّ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يَسْتَمْنِحُهُ نَاقَةً لَهُ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ رَدَّهُ فَأَرْسَلَ بِهِ إِلَى رَجُلٍ آخَرَ سِوَاهُ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ بِنَاقَةٍ فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ جَاءَ بِهَا نُقَادَةُ يَقُودُهَا قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ فِيهَا وَفِيمَنْ أَرْسَلَ بِهَا قَالَ نُقَادَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَفِيمَنْ جَاءَ بِهَا قَالَ وَفِيمَنْ جَاءَ بِهَا فَأَمَرَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَحُلِبَتْ فَدَرَّتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ اللَّهُمَّ أَكْثِرْ مَالَ فُلَانٍ وَوَلَدَهُ يَعْنِي الْمَانِعَ الْأَوَّلَ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ رِزْقَ فُلَانٍ يَوْمًا بِيَوْمٍ يَعْنِي صَاحِبَ النَّاقَةِ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ بِهَا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Naqadah Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Naqadah to a man to get a she-camel, but that man sent him back without giving anything. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then sent him to another man, and he gave the she-camel. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw that Naqadah (may Allah be pleased with him) was coming with the she-camel, he said: O Allah! Bless this she-camel and the one who sent it. Sayyiduna Naqadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! And bless the one who brought it as well. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And bless the one who brought it as well. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered it to be milked, so it was milked and gave plenty of milk. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Increase the wealth of so-and-so and his children. By this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) meant the first man who did not give the she-camel. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Make the sustenance of so-and-so daily. By this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) meant the person who sent the she-camel.
Hadith 9302
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ رِزْقَ آلِ بَيْتِي قُوتًا
Syedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Make the sustenance of my household sufficient for their needs.
Hadith 9303
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) بِلَفْظٍ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ رِزْقَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ قُوتًا
(The second chain) Its wording is as follows: O Allah! Make the sustenance of Muhammad’s (peace and blessings be upon him) family sufficient for their needs.
Hadith 9304
عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غَنِيٌّ وَلَا فَقِيرٌ إِلَّا وَدَّ أَنَّمَا كَانَ أُوتِيَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا قُوتًا قَالَ يَعْنِي فِي الدُّنْيَا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Judgment, everyone, whether rich or poor, will wish that he had been given sustenance in the world only as much as would suffice to keep him alive.
Hadith 9305
عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ خَرَّ رِجَالٌ مِنْ قَامَتِهِمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ لِمَا بِهِمْ مِنَ الْخَصَاصَةِ وَهُمْ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الصُّفَّةِ حَتَّى يَقُولَ الْأَعْرَابُ إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ مَجَانِينُ فَإِذَا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصَّلَاةَ انْصَرَفَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ مَا لَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَأَحْبَبْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تَزْدَادُونَ حَاجَةً وَفَاقَةً قَالَ فَضَالَةُ وَأَنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ
Sayyiduna Fadala bin Ubaid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lead the people in prayer, due to hunger, people would fall down during the standing (qiyam) of the prayer. These people belonged to the Ashab al-Suffah. The Bedouins used to say: "These people have gone mad." When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would complete the prayer, he would turn towards them and say: "If you knew what reward and recompense Allah has for you, you would wish that your need and hunger would increase even more." Sayyiduna Fadala (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on that day.
Hadith 9306
عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اثْنَتَانِ يَكْرَهُهُمَا ابْنُ آدَمَ الْمَوْتُ وَالْمَوْتُ خَيْرٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ مِنَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَيَكْرَهُ قِلَّةَ الْمَالِ وَقِلَّةُ الْمَالِ أَقَلُّ لِلْحِسَابِ
Sayyiduna Mahmood bin Labeed (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There are two things which the son of Adam dislikes (but in reality, both are better for him): one is death, and death is better for a believer than tribulation, and the other is paucity of wealth, whereas due to paucity of wealth, the reckoning is less.
Hadith 9307
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ قَالَ أَيْ رَبِّ عَبْدُكَ الْمُؤْمِنُ تُقَتِّرُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا قَالَ فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُ بَابُ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا قَالَ يَا مُوسَى هَذَا مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لَهُ فَقَالَ مُوسَى أَيْ رَبِّ وَعِزَّتِكَ وَجَلَالِكَ لَوْ كَانَ أَقْطَعَ الْيَدَيْنِ وَالرِّجْلَيْنِ يُسْحَبُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ مُنْذُ يَوْمَ خَلَقْتَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَكَانَ هَذَا مَصِيرَهُ لَمْ يَرَ بُؤْسًا قَطُّ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مُوسَى أَيْ رَبِّ عَبْدُكَ الْكَافِرُ تُوَسِّعُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا قَالَ فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُ بَابٌ مِنَ النَّارِ فَيُقَالُ يَا مُوسَى هَذَا مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لَهُ فَقَالَ مُوسَى أَيْ رَبِّ وَعِزَّتِكَ وَجَلَالِكَ لَوْ كَانَتْ لَهُ الدُّنْيَا مُنْذُ يَوْمَ خَلَقْتَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَكَانَ هَذَا مَصِيرَهُ كَانَ لَمْ يَرَ خَيْرًا قَطُّ
Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) said: “O my Lord! You make Your believing servant poor and destitute in the world?” At that moment, a door of Paradise was opened for Musa (peace be upon him) and he began to look towards it. Then Allah Almighty said: “O Musa! This Paradise I have prepared for that very believer.” Then Musa (peace be upon him) said: “O my Lord! By Your honor! By Your majesty! If both hands and both feet of this believer were cut off, and he were dragged on his face from the day of his birth until the Day of Resurrection, but if his end is this Paradise, then he would think that he never saw any hardship at all.” Then Musa (peace be upon him) said: “O my Lord! You have created great abundance in the world for Your disbelieving servant?” At that moment, a door towards Hell was opened for Musa (peace be upon him) and it was said to him: “O Musa! This Hell I have prepared for that very disbeliever.” Musa (peace be upon him) said: “O my Lord! By Your honor and majesty! If he were given the whole world from the day of his creation until the Day of Resurrection, but if his end is this, then he would think that he never saw any good at all.”
Hadith 9308
عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرَبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ يَقُولُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ الْكُوفَةِ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْ قَالَ نَبِيُّكُمْ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَشْبَعُ مِنَ الدَّقَلِ وَمَا تَرْضَوْنَ دُونَ أَلْوَانِ التَّمْرِ وَالزُّبْدِ
Samak bin Harb says: Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed us from the pulpit of Kufa and said: By Allah! Your Prophet used to be satisfied with inferior dates, but you are not content without various kinds of dates and butter.
Hadith 9309
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ يَخْطُبُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ أَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى فَرُبَّمَا أَتَى عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الشَّهْرُ يَظِلُّ يَتَلَوَّى مَا يَشْبَعُ مِنَ الدَّقَلِ
(Second chain) Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) said while delivering a sermon: I praise Allah Almighty. Indeed, there were such months that would come upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that creases would appear on him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would not even be satisfied with inferior dates.
Hadith 9310
عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ مَا كَانَ يَفْضُلُ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ خُبْزُ الشَّعِيرِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Even barley bread was not available in excess of the needs of the household of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).
Hadith 9311
عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ حَدَّثَنِي أَحَدُ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ وَلَا أَحْسَبُهُ إِلَّا قَدْ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَبْتَلِي عَبْدَهُ بِمَا أَعْطَاهُ فَمَنْ رَضِيَ بِمَا قَسَمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فِيهِ وَوَسَّعَهُ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَرْضَ لَمْ يُبَارِكْ لَهُ
Abu Al-Ala says: A man from Banu Sulaym narrated to me—I believe he had seen the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him—in any case, he said: Allah Almighty tests His servant with that which He grants him. So whoever is content with Allah’s distribution, Allah blesses his provision and grants him further abundance. And whoever is not content with this distribution, no blessing is placed in his provision.
