سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الزهدChapters on Zuhd
بَابُ : مَنْزِلَةِ الْفُقَرَاءِChapter: The status of the poor
Hadith 4123
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ , حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ الْمُخْتَارِ , عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى , عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْعَوْفِيِّ , عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ , عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , قَالَ : " إِنَّ فُقَرَاءَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ , قَبْلَ أَغْنِيَائِهِمْ , بِمِقْدَارِ خَمْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “The poor Muhajirun will enter Paradise before the rich, the equivalent of five hundred years.”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
In terms of entering Paradise first, this honor is granted to the poor emigrants (muhajirun). However, due to certain other reasons, some wealthy Companions (radi Allahu anhum) may also share in this honor. Similarly, if the wealthy Companions performed more deeds—for example: if they migrated earlier and participated in more battles (ghazawat)—then their ranks may be higher in this regard.
In terms of entering Paradise first, this honor is granted to the poor emigrants (muhajirun). However, due to certain other reasons, some wealthy Companions (radi Allahu anhum) may also share in this honor. Similarly, if the wealthy Companions performed more deeds—for example: if they migrated earlier and participated in more battles (ghazawat)—then their ranks may be higher in this regard.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4123
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
This is because the poor emigrant (muhajir) had little wealth,
therefore, he will not be delayed much in the reckoning,
whereas the wealthy emigrants will be greatly delayed due to the accounting of their wealth.
From this, the virtue of the poor is understood.
Half a day in the Hereafter will be equivalent to five hundred years of this world,
so in the hadith where half a day is mentioned, it refers to half a day of the Hereafter.
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Atiyyah al-Awfi is a weak narrator,
but due to supporting evidences, this hadith is authentic.)
1:
This is because the poor emigrant (muhajir) had little wealth,
therefore, he will not be delayed much in the reckoning,
whereas the wealthy emigrants will be greatly delayed due to the accounting of their wealth.
From this, the virtue of the poor is understood.
Half a day in the Hereafter will be equivalent to five hundred years of this world,
so in the hadith where half a day is mentioned, it refers to half a day of the Hereafter.
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Atiyyah al-Awfi is a weak narrator,
but due to supporting evidences, this hadith is authentic.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2351
