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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الزهدChapters on Zuhd
بَابُ : الْهَمِّ بِالدُّنْيَاChapter: Being concerned with this world
Hadith 4105
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ , حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ , حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ , عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبَانَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , قَالَ : خَرَجَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ مَرْوَانَ بِنِصْفِ النَّهَارِ , قُلْتُ : مَا بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ إِلَّا لِشَيْءٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ , فَسَأَلْتُهُ , فَقَالَ : سَأَلَنَا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ سَمِعْنَاهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , يَقُولُ : " مَنْ كَانَتِ الدُّنْيَا هَمَّهُ , فَرَّقَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرَهُ , وَجَعَلَ فَقْرَهُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ , وَلَمْ يَأْتِهِ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَا كُتِبَ لَهُ , وَمَنْ كَانَتِ الْآخِرَةُ نِيَّتَهُ , جَمَعَ اللَّهُ لَهُ أَمْرَهُ , وَجَعَلَ غِنَاهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ , وَأَتَتْهُ الدُّنْيَا وَهِيَ رَاغِمَةٌ " .
´‘Abdur-Rahman bin Aban bin ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan narrated that his father said:` “Zaid bin Thabit departed from Marwan at mid-day. I said: ‘He has not sent him out at this time of the day except for something he asked.’ So I asked him, and he said: ‘He asked me about some things we heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Whoever is focused only on this world, Allah will confound his affairs and make him fear poverty constantly, and he will not get anything of this world except that which has been decreed for him. Whoever is focused on the Hereafter, Allah will settle his affairs for him and make him feel content with his lot, and his provision and worldly gains will undoubtedly come to him.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊
A person who seeks and is greedy for worldly wealth, status, and grandeur works very hard for the world.
No matter how much wealth he acquires, due to his greed for more, he is not satisfied, and thus, like a poor person, he remains distressed.
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A greedy person starts many ventures to earn worldly gains and wants to give full attention to each one, desiring to see the results of his efforts as quickly as possible. However, by nature, a human being cannot give equal attention to many matters at the same time; therefore, he does not achieve results according to his greed.
In this way, even after acquiring wealth, he remains troubled.
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By turning one’s attention to the Hereafter, the importance of the world diminishes; thus, the wealth of contentment is attained, and the servant lives a satisfied and pleasant life.
➍
By making the Hereafter one’s objective, order and discipline are also established in worldly affairs, which leads to better results in business and brings blessing in sustenance.
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For the one who keeps Allah’s pleasure in view, his worldly matters also become resolved, greed is eliminated, and self-sufficiency is produced.
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The sustenance that Allah the Exalted has decreed for a person is also obtained through lawful (halal) means; therefore, by adopting unlawful methods, nothing is gained except troubles.
➊
A person who seeks and is greedy for worldly wealth, status, and grandeur works very hard for the world.
No matter how much wealth he acquires, due to his greed for more, he is not satisfied, and thus, like a poor person, he remains distressed.
➋
A greedy person starts many ventures to earn worldly gains and wants to give full attention to each one, desiring to see the results of his efforts as quickly as possible. However, by nature, a human being cannot give equal attention to many matters at the same time; therefore, he does not achieve results according to his greed.
In this way, even after acquiring wealth, he remains troubled.
➌
By turning one’s attention to the Hereafter, the importance of the world diminishes; thus, the wealth of contentment is attained, and the servant lives a satisfied and pleasant life.
➍
By making the Hereafter one’s objective, order and discipline are also established in worldly affairs, which leads to better results in business and brings blessing in sustenance.
➎
For the one who keeps Allah’s pleasure in view, his worldly matters also become resolved, greed is eliminated, and self-sufficiency is produced.
➏
The sustenance that Allah the Exalted has decreed for a person is also obtained through lawful (halal) means; therefore, by adopting unlawful methods, nothing is gained except troubles.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4105
