سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الزهدChapters on Zuhd
بَابُ : مَعِيشَةِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَChapter: The livelihood of the family of Muhammad (saws)
Hadith 4144
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ , وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ , عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , عَنْ عَائِشَةَ , قَالَتْ : " إِنْ كُنَّا آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , لَنَمْكُثُ شَهْرًا مَا نُوقِدُ فِيهِ بِنَارٍ , مَا هُوَ إِلَّا التَّمْرُ وَالْمَاءُ " , إِلَّا أَنَّ ابْنَ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ : نَلْبَثُ شَهْرًا .
´It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:` “We, the family of Muhammad (ﷺ), would stay for a month during which no fire would be lit (for cooking) and we had only dates and water.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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This contains a description of the asceticism (zuhd), self-sufficiency (istighna), contentment (qana‘ah), and simplicity of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
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In the last years of his blessed life, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) began to store dates and barley for the whole year, but the Mothers of the Believers (Ummahat al-Mu’minin), acting with generosity, would spend them quickly. Therefore, most of the time, they would manage without bread, curry, or meat, etc. Sometimes, even dates were not available.
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This contains a description of the asceticism (zuhd), self-sufficiency (istighna), contentment (qana‘ah), and simplicity of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
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In the last years of his blessed life, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) began to store dates and barley for the whole year, but the Mothers of the Believers (Ummahat al-Mu’minin), acting with generosity, would spend them quickly. Therefore, most of the time, they would manage without bread, curry, or meat, etc. Sometimes, even dates were not available.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4144
