سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
كتاب الزهد
Chapters on Zuhd
بَابُ : فَضْلِ الْفُقَرَاءِ
Chapter: The virtue of poverty
Hadith 4120
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ , حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي , عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ , قَالَ : مَرَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ , فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذَا الرَّجُلِ ؟ " , قَالُوا : رَأْيَكَ فِي هَذَا , نَقُولُ : هَذَا مِنْ أَشْرَفِ النَّاسِ , هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ أَنْ يُخَطَّبَ , وَإِنْ شَفَعَ أَنْ يُشَفَّعَ , وَإِنْ قَالَ , أَنْ يُسْمَعَ لِقَوْلِهِ , فَسَكَتَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , وَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ , فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذَا " , قَالُوا : نَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ : هَذَا مِنْ فُقَرَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ , هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ لَمْ يُنْكَحْ , وَإِنْ شَفَعَ لَا يُشَفَّعْ , وَإِنْ قَالَ لَا يُسْمَعْ لِقَوْلِهِ , فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَهَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ مِلْءِ الْأَرْضِ مِثْلَ هَذَا " .
´It was narrated that Sahl bin Sa’d As-Sa’idi said:` “A man passed by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘What do you say about this man?’ They said: ‘We agree with your opinion concerning him. We say: He is one of the noblest of people. If he proposes marriage, his proposal deserves to be accepted; and if he intercedes, his intercession deserves to be accepted; and if he speaks, he deserves to be listened to.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) remained silent, and another man passed by. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘What do you think about this man?’ We said: ‘By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, this is one of the poor Muslims. If he proposes marriage, he does not deserve to get married; and if he intercedes, his intercession does not deserve to be accepted; and if he speaks, he does not deserve to be listened to.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘This one is better than an earthful of (men like) the other man.’”
