مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد
Majma' al-Zawa'id
كتاب الزهد
Book of Asceticism
بَابُ مَا قَلَّ وَكَفَى خَيْرٌ مِمَّا كَثُرَ وَأَلْهَى .
A little that suffices is better than much that distracts
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عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا طَلَعَتْ شَمْسٌ قَطُّ إِلَّا بُعِثَ بِجَنْبِهَا مَلَكَانِ يُنَادِيَانِ يُسْمِعَانِ أَهْلَ الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا الثَّقَلَيْنِ : يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، هَلُمُّوا إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ ، مَا قَلَّ وَكَفَى خَيْرٌ مِمَّا كَثُرَ وَأَلْهَى " . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ ، وَالطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْكَبِيرِ ، وَزَادَ : " وَلَا آبَتْ شَمْسٌ قَطُّ إِلَّا بُعِثَ بِجَنْبِهَا مَلَكَانِ يُنَادِيَانِ : اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُنْفِقًا خَلَفًا ، وَأَعْطِ مُمْسِكًا تَلَفًا " . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْأَوْسَطِ ، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَنْفَقَ فَأَعْطِهِ خَلَفًا ، وَمَنْ أَمْسَكَ فَأَعْطِهِ تَلَفًا " . وَرِجَالُ أَحْمَدَ ، وَبَعْضُ رِجَالِ أَسَانِيدِ الطَّبَرَانِيِّ فِي الْكَبِيرِ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ .
Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever the sun rises, two angels are with it who make an announcement, and all the people of the earth except the two groups (that is, jinn and humans) hear their (the angels') voice. (They say:) 'O people, come to your Lord! What is little and suffices is better than what is much and distracts.'"
Ahmad recorded it, and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and he added these words: "Whenever the sun sets, two angels are sent alongside it who say aloud: O Allah, give the one who spends (in Your path) a replacement for it, and bring ruin upon (the wealth of) the one who does not spend (in Your path)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, but with these words: "O Allah, whoever spends, give him a replacement for it, and whoever does not spend, bring ruin upon (his wealth)." The narrators of Ahmad, and some of the narrators of al-Tabarani's chains in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, are the narrators of the Sahih.
Ahmad recorded it, and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and he added these words: "Whenever the sun sets, two angels are sent alongside it who say aloud: O Allah, give the one who spends (in Your path) a replacement for it, and bring ruin upon (the wealth of) the one who does not spend (in Your path)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, but with these words: "O Allah, whoever spends, give him a replacement for it, and whoever does not spend, bring ruin upon (his wealth)." The narrators of Ahmad, and some of the narrators of al-Tabarani's chains in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, are the narrators of the Sahih.
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ - أُرَاهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، شَكَّ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَلَى الْأَعْوَادِ ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : " مَا قَلَّ وَكَفَى خَيْرٌ مِمَّا كَثُرَ وَأَلْهَى " . رَوَاهُ أَبُو يُعْلَى ، وَرِجَالُهُ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ غَيْرَ صَدَقَةَ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ ، وَهُوَ ثِقَةٌ . .
Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Sa'id relates: (The narrator says: I think he narrated
this from his father; this doubt is on the part of the narrator Abu Abdullah.) He (that is, Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him)) says: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say on the pulpit: "What is little and suffices is better than what is much and distracts."
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except Sadaqah bin al-Rabi', who is thiqah (trustworthy).
this from his father; this doubt is on the part of the narrator Abu Abdullah.) He (that is, Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him)) says: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say on the pulpit: "What is little and suffices is better than what is much and distracts."
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except Sadaqah bin al-Rabi', who is thiqah (trustworthy).
وَعَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : " يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، هَلُمُّوا إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ ، مَا قَلَّ وَكَفَى خَيْرٌ مِمَّا كَثُرَ وَأَلْهَى . يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، إِنَّمَا هِيَ نَجْدَانِ : نَجْدُ خَيْرٍ ، وَنَجْدُ شَرٍّ ، فَمَا جُعِلَ نَجْدُ الشَّرِّ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنْ نَجْدِ الْخَيْرِ " . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ فَضَالٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ ، وَفَضَالٌ ضَعِيفٌ .
Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people, come to your Lord! What is little and suffices is better than what is much and distracts. O people, there are only two paths: a path of good and a path of evil; and the path of evil has not been made dearer to you than the path of good."
Al-Tabarani recorded it as a narration of Fadal from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him), and Fadal is da'if (weak).
Al-Tabarani recorded it as a narration of Fadal from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him), and Fadal is da'if (weak).
