مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الرقاقThe Book of Heart-Softeners
(بَيَانُ إِنْفَاقِ المَالِ بِحَذَرٍ)
(Description of spending wealth cautiously)
Hadith 5291
وَعَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ قَالَ كَانَ الْمَالُ فِيمَا مَضَى يُكْرَهُ فَأَمَّا الْيَوْمَ فَهُوَ تُرْسُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَقَالَ لَوْلَا هَذِهِ الدَّنَانِيرُ لَتَمَنْدَلَ بِنَا هَؤُلَاءِ الْمُلُوكُ وَقَالَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي يَدِهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ شَيْءٌ فَلْيُصْلِحْهُ فَإِنَّهُ زَمَانٌ إِنِ احْتَاجَ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَبْذُلُ دِينَهُ وَقَالَ: الْحَلَالُ لايحتمل السَّرف. رَوَاهُ فِي شرح السّنة
Sufyan Thawri (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: In the past, wealth was considered undesirable, whereas today it is the shield of a believer. And he said: If we did not have dinars, these kings would consider us worthless. And he said: Whoever has wealth in his hand should make it useful (and not waste it), because this is such a time that if he becomes needy, he will be the first person to sell his religion for worldly gain. And he said: Lawful wealth cannot bear extravagance. Weak, rejected; narrated in Sharh al-Sunnah.
