مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الرقاقThe Book of Heart-Softeners
(المَوْتُ وَقِلَّةُ المَالِ خَيْرٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ)
(Death and lack of wealth are better for the believer)
Hadith 5251
وَعَن مَحْمُود بن لبيد أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: اثْنَتَانِ يَكْرَهُهُمَا ابْنُ آدَمَ: يَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ وَالْمَوْتُ خَيْرٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ مِنَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَيَكْرَهُ قِلَّةَ الْمَالِ وَقلة المَال أقل لِلْحسابِ . رَوَاهُ أَحْمد
It is narrated from Mahmood bin Labeed (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "There are two things which man dislikes: Man dislikes death, although death is better for the believer than tribulation, and he dislikes the scarcity of wealth, while the reckoning for little wealth is lighter." Its chain is Hasan. Narrated by Ahmad.
