سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الفتنChapters on Tribulations
بَابُ : فِتْنَةِ الْمَالِChapter: The tribulation of wealth
Hadith 3995
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ , أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ , عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ , عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ , أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ , يَقُولُ : قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ , فَقَالَ : " لَا وَاللَّهِ مَا أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِلَّا مَا يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الدُّنْيَا " , فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , أَيَأْتِي الْخَيْرُ بِالشَّرِّ ؟ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَاعَةً , ثُمَّ قَالَ : " كَيْفَ قُلْتَ ؟ " , قَالَ : قُلْتُ : وَهَلْ يَأْتِي الْخَيْرُ بِالشَّرِّ ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ الْخَيْرَ لَا يَأْتِي إِلَّا بِخَيْرٍ , أَوَ خَيْرٌ هُوَ إِنَّ كُلَّ مَا يُنْبِتُ الرَّبِيعُ يَقْتُلُ حَبَطًا , أَوْ يُلِمُّ إِلَّا آكِلَةَ الْخَضِرِ أَكَلَتْ , حَتَّى إِذَا امْتَلَأَتِ امْتَدَّتْ خَاصِرَتَاهَا , اسْتَقْبَلَتِ الشَّمْسَ فَثَلَطَتْ وَبَالَتْ , ثُمَّ اجْتَرَّتْ فَعَادَتْ فَأَكَلَتْ , فَمَنْ يَأْخُذُ مَالًا بِحَقِّهِ يُبَارَكُ لَهُ , وَمَنْ يَأْخُذُ مَالًا بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلَا يَشْبَعُ " .
´Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and addressed the people saying: ‘No, by Allah, I do not fear for you, O people, but I fear the attractions of this world that Allah brings forth for you.’ A man said to him: ‘O Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), does good bring forth evil?’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) remained silent for a while, then he said: ‘What did you say?’ He said: ‘I said, does good bring forth evil?’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Good does not bring forth anything but good, but is it really good? Everything that grows on the banks of a stream may either kill if overeaten or (at least) make the animals sick, except if an animal eats its fill of Khadir* and then faces the sun, and then defecates and urinates, chews the cud and then returns to graze again. Whoever takes wealth in a lawful manner, it will be blessed for him, but whoever takes it in an unlawful manner, his likeness is that of one who eats and it never satisfied.’”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Greed for wealth and riches is dangerous for a person's religion.
➋ Wealth is a blessing from Allah, therefore, acquiring it through lawful (halal) means is not prohibited.
➌ Even wealth acquired through lawful earnings is harmful if it is not spent and is only hoarded and accumulated.
➍ Grass and greenery are beneficial for animals, provided that they eat more only after the first portion has been digested. If they keep eating continuously, it will be harmful. In the same way, wealth is a beneficial thing, provided that some of it is also spent in the way of Allah.
➎ Explaining by giving examples makes the matter much easier to understand.
➊ Greed for wealth and riches is dangerous for a person's religion.
➋ Wealth is a blessing from Allah, therefore, acquiring it through lawful (halal) means is not prohibited.
➌ Even wealth acquired through lawful earnings is harmful if it is not spent and is only hoarded and accumulated.
➍ Grass and greenery are beneficial for animals, provided that they eat more only after the first portion has been digested. If they keep eating continuously, it will be harmful. In the same way, wealth is a beneficial thing, provided that some of it is also spent in the way of Allah.
➎ Explaining by giving examples makes the matter much easier to understand.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3995
