المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الرقائق
Book of Heart-Softening Reports
بَابُ كَرَاهَةِ البناء فوق الحاجة
Dislike of building beyond need
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قَالَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ الْحَبْحَابِ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ قَالَ : إِنَّ الْعَبَّاسَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بَنَى غُرْفَةً فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " اهْدِمْهَا " فَقَالَ : أَوَ أَتَصَدَّقُ بِثَمَنِهَا ؟ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " اهْدِمْهَا " ثَلَاثًا .
It is narrated from Abu al-Aliyah (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) built an upper chamber (room), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him (encouraging him to abstinence and contentment): "Demolish it." He said (as an alternative): (O Messenger of Allah!) Shall I give its value in charity instead? So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said the same three times (emphatically): "Demolish it."
This narration is reported in Musnad al-Tayalisi (3268); since Abu al-Aliyah's hearing from Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) is not established, it is munqati' (broken), although all its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy) and reliable.
This narration is reported in Musnad al-Tayalisi (3268); since Abu al-Aliyah's hearing from Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) is not established, it is munqati' (broken), although all its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy) and reliable.
وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ : حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ ، ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي زَكَرِيَّا ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي جَانِبٍ مِنْ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَأَبْصَرَ قُبَّةً مَبْنِيَّةً فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " يَا أَنَسُ ، لِمَنْ هَذِهِ الْقُبَّةُ ؟ " فَقُلْتُ : لِفُلَانٍ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " كُلُّ بِنَاءٍ وَبَالٌ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَّا بِنَاءَ كَفَافٍ " . فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَكَسَّرَهَا ، ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَلَمْ يَرَهَا فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَا أَنَسُ ، مَا فَعَلَتِ الْقُبَّةُ ؟ " قُلْتُ : بَلَغَ صَاحِبَهَا قَوْلُكَ ; فَكَسَّرَهَا . قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهُ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on one side of the houses of the Ansar when he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his blessed head and saw a domed structure that had been built (a tall dome-like building). He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O Anas! To whom does this dome belong?" I said: It belongs to so-and-so. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection every building will be a burden upon its owner, except a building that is only as much as is needed and unavoidable." So when that Ansari Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) came to know of this, he pulled it down and demolished it. Then, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by there again and did not find it there, he asked: "O Anas! What happened to that dome?" I said: Your blessed words reached its owner, so he demolished it. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him), supplicating for him, said: 'Ghafara Allahu lahu' "May Allah Almighty forgive him."
Imam Abu Dawud has also narrated this hadith. Although there is criticism of Muhammad bin Abi Zakariyya in its chain, its meaning is supported by other blessed hadith: that buildings made merely for pride and boasting are disliked.
Imam Abu Dawud has also narrated this hadith. Although there is criticism of Muhammad bin Abi Zakariyya in its chain, its meaning is supported by other blessed hadith: that buildings made merely for pride and boasting are disliked.
