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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الزكاةThe Book of Zakat
باب لَوْ أَنَّ لاِبْنِ آدَمَ وَادِيَيْنِ لاَبْتَغَى ثَالِثًا:Chapter: If the Son of Adam had two valleys, he would desire a third
Hadith 1048
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، قَالَ يَحْيَى : أَخْبَرَنَا ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرَانِ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَوْ كَانَ لِابْنِ آدَمَ وَادِيَانِ مِنْ مَالٍ ، لَابْتَغَى وَادِيًا ثَالِثًا ، وَلَا يَمْلَأُ جَوْفَ ابْنِ آدَمَ إِلَّا التُّرَابُ ، وَيَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَنْ تَابَ " ،
Anas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If the son of Adam ؑwere to possess two valleys of riches, he would long for the third one. And the stomach of the son of Adam ؑis not filled but with dust. And Allah returns to him who repents.
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وحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : فَلَا أَدْرِي أَشَيْءٌ أُنْزِلَ أَمْ شَيْءٌ كَانَ يَقُولُهُ ، بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ .
Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying this, but I do not know whether this thing was revealed to him or not, but he said no.
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وحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " لَوْ كَانَ لِابْنِ آدَمَ وَادٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ ، أَحَبَّ أَنَّ لَهُ وَادِيًا آخَرَ ، وَلَنْ يَمْلَأَ فَاهُ إِلَّا التُّرَابُ ، وَاللَّهُ يَتُوبُ عَلَى مَنْ تَابَ " .
Anas bin Malik (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If there were two valleys of gold for the son of Adam, he would long for another one, and his mouth will not be filled but with dust, and Allah returns to him who repents.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The meaning of this hadith is that worldly greed is so deeply ingrained in the children of Adam that even if he possesses an abundance of wealth, he still does not find contentment, until death embraces him—then only the soil of the grave brings him satisfaction.
However, there are some servants of Allah who are disinterested in the world; therefore, Allah, the Exalted, protects them from worldly greed,
and they are all enriched with the wealth of contentment (qana‘ah).
1:
The meaning of this hadith is that worldly greed is so deeply ingrained in the children of Adam that even if he possesses an abundance of wealth, he still does not find contentment, until death embraces him—then only the soil of the grave brings him satisfaction.
However, there are some servants of Allah who are disinterested in the world; therefore, Allah, the Exalted, protects them from worldly greed,
and they are all enriched with the wealth of contentment (qana‘ah).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2337
