سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الزهدChapters on Zuhd
بَابُ : الزُّهْدِ فِي الدُّنْيَاChapter: Indifference towards this world
Hadith 4103
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ , أَنْبَأَنَا جَرِيرٌ , عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ , عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ , عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ سَهْمٍ , رَجُلٍ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ , قَالَ : نَزَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي هَاشِمِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ وَهُوَ طَعِينٌ , فَأَتَاهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ يَعُودُهُ , فَبَكَى أَبُو هَاشِمٍ , فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ : مَا يُبْكِيكَ ؟ أَيْ خَالِ أَوَجَعٌ يُشْئِزُكَ , أَمْ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا فَقَدْ ذَهَبَ صَفْوُهَا , قَالَ : عَلَى كُلٍّ لَا , وَلَكِنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ عَهْدًا وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ تَبِعْتُهُ , قَالَ : " إِنَّكَ لَعَلَّكَ تُدْرِكُ أَمْوَالًا تُقْسَمُ بَيْنَ أَقْوَامٍ , وَإِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ خَادِمٌ وَمَرْكَبٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ " , فَأَدْرَكْتُ فَجَمَعْتُ .
´It was narrated from Abu Wa’il that a man from his people – Samurah bin Sahm – said:` “We stopped with Abu Hashim bin ‘Utbah, who had been stabbed, and Mu’awiyah came to visit him. Abu Hashim wept and Mu’awiyah said to him: ‘Why are you weeping, O maternal uncle? Is there some pain bothering you, or is it because of this world, the best of which has already passed?’ He said: ‘It is not for any of these reasons. But the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave me some advice and I wish that I had followed it. He (ﷺ) said: “There may come a time when you will see wealth divided among the people, and all you will need of that is a servant and a mount to ride in the cause of Allah.” That time came, but I accumulated wealth.’”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Visiting the sick is a right of a Muslim upon another Muslim.
➋ On the occasion of visiting, one should try to find out the distress of the patient and make efforts to alleviate it.
➌ If one receives more wealth than needed, instead of hoarding it, one should spend it to fulfill the needs of others.
➍ If wealth is accumulated through lawful (halal) means and, even after spending in the paths of righteousness, wealth remains, then this is not a sin. However, the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) used to consider this contrary to their lofty status and would feel regret over it.
➊ Visiting the sick is a right of a Muslim upon another Muslim.
➋ On the occasion of visiting, one should try to find out the distress of the patient and make efforts to alleviate it.
➌ If one receives more wealth than needed, instead of hoarding it, one should spend it to fulfill the needs of others.
➍ If wealth is accumulated through lawful (halal) means and, even after spending in the paths of righteousness, wealth remains, then this is not a sin. However, the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) used to consider this contrary to their lofty status and would feel regret over it.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4103
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) The heading established by Imam Nasa’i rahimahullah aims to clarify the issue that a person may keep a servant and a mount. This is not a matter of luxury or indulgence, but rather a necessity.
(2) This blessed hadith indicates indifference towards the world, its allurements, as well as its blessings and the accumulation of its wealth and possessions. The reality is that a servant of Allah who is a believer strives not to earn the world, but to earn the Hereafter, and his true priority is not to acquire the fleeting blessings of this perishable world, but rather to attain the eternal, everlasting, and imperishable blessings of the Hereafter. Instead of amassing heaps of unlawful and impermissible earnings, it is obligatory to focus on a little but lawful (halal) and pure earning. The clear evidence for this is the lifestyle of the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum. Allahumma, grant us success in what You love and are pleased with.
(3) “The best portion” means the companionship of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, or youthfulness.
(4) “Wealth” means there will be an abundance of spoils (ghanimah).
(5) “He accumulated” — this was his humility, otherwise he did not leave behind any inheritance. Radi Allahu anhu wa ardah.
(2) This blessed hadith indicates indifference towards the world, its allurements, as well as its blessings and the accumulation of its wealth and possessions. The reality is that a servant of Allah who is a believer strives not to earn the world, but to earn the Hereafter, and his true priority is not to acquire the fleeting blessings of this perishable world, but rather to attain the eternal, everlasting, and imperishable blessings of the Hereafter. Instead of amassing heaps of unlawful and impermissible earnings, it is obligatory to focus on a little but lawful (halal) and pure earning. The clear evidence for this is the lifestyle of the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum. Allahumma, grant us success in what You love and are pleased with.
(3) “The best portion” means the companionship of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, or youthfulness.
(4) “Wealth” means there will be an abundance of spoils (ghanimah).
(5) “He accumulated” — this was his humility, otherwise he did not leave behind any inheritance. Radi Allahu anhu wa ardah.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5374
