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صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الرقاق
The Book of Ar-Riqaq (Softening of The Hearts)
بَابٌ في الْحَوْضِ:
Chapter. (What is said) regarding Al-Haud (the Prophet’s Tank - Al-Kauthar).
Sahih Bukhari 6580 — What is said) regarding Al-Haud (the Prophet’s
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُفَيْرٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ يُونُسَ ، قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ : حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّ قَدْرَ حَوْضِي كَمَا بَيْنَ أَيْلَةَ وصَنْعَاءَ مِنْ الْيَمَنِ ، وَإِنَّ فِيهِ مِنَ الْأَبَارِيقِ كَعَدَدِ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ " .
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "The width of my Lake-Fount is equal to the distance between Aila (a town in Sham) and Sana' (the capital of Yemen) and it has as many (numerous) jugs as the number of stars of the sky."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
The highest and most elevated status for a wealthy person is that he continues to spend his wealth, rather than hoarding or accumulating it. However, attaining this highest rank is not within the capacity of every wealthy individual. Therefore, this is merely an encouragement and a recommended (mustahabb) matter; it is not obligatory or necessary.
Benefits and Issues:
The highest and most elevated status for a wealthy person is that he continues to spend his wealth, rather than hoarding or accumulating it. However, attaining this highest rank is not within the capacity of every wealthy individual. Therefore, this is merely an encouragement and a recommended (mustahabb) matter; it is not obligatory or necessary.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2303
