صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الزكاةThe Book of Zakat
باب فِي الْكَفَافِ وَالْقَنَاعَةِ:Chapter: Sufficient provision and contentment
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ ، حَدَّثَنِي شُرَحْبِيلُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ شَرِيكٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيِّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ ، وَرُزِقَ كَفَافًا ، وَقَنَّعَهُ اللَّهُ بِمَا آتَاهُ " .
'Amr bin al-'As reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He is successful who has accepted Islam, who has been provided with sufficient for his want and been made contented by Allah with what He has given him.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
Allah, the Exalted, bestows a great favor upon that servant to whom He grants the wealth of faith (iman) and Islam, and along with it, provides sufficient means for living in this world so that he does not need to extend his hand in need before anyone. Furthermore, if Allah, the Exalted, also grants his heart the wealth of contentment (qana‘ah) and tranquility (itmi’nan), then this is a tremendous grace from Allah, the Exalted, and a sign of success and prosperity for him.
Benefits and Issues:
Allah, the Exalted, bestows a great favor upon that servant to whom He grants the wealth of faith (iman) and Islam, and along with it, provides sufficient means for living in this world so that he does not need to extend his hand in need before anyone. Furthermore, if Allah, the Exalted, also grants his heart the wealth of contentment (qana‘ah) and tranquility (itmi’nan), then this is a tremendous grace from Allah, the Exalted, and a sign of success and prosperity for him.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2426
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
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Success in the Hereafter depends solely and exclusively on Islam. If, unfortunately, someone is deprived of the wealth of Islam, then all the treasures of the world cannot grant him success in the Hereafter. Similarly, the peace and tranquility found in a life of necessity and balance can never be attained by a person who desires to accumulate excessive wealth. In other words, attaining contentment and self-sufficiency (istighna) along with sustenance according to one’s needs is a guarantee of peace and tranquility.
1:
Success in the Hereafter depends solely and exclusively on Islam. If, unfortunately, someone is deprived of the wealth of Islam, then all the treasures of the world cannot grant him success in the Hereafter. Similarly, the peace and tranquility found in a life of necessity and balance can never be attained by a person who desires to accumulate excessive wealth. In other words, attaining contentment and self-sufficiency (istighna) along with sustenance according to one’s needs is a guarantee of peace and tranquility.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2348
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Islam is the greatest wealth because it grants Paradise in the Hereafter, and there is no blessing greater than that.
➋ The meaning of sustenance (rizq) as "kafaf" is such provision by which basic needs are fulfilled without extravagance, and there is no need to incur debt.
➌ Success is not the accumulation of heaps of wealth; rather, contentment and gratitude for the existing sustenance is the real and greatest wealth and the true success.
➊ Islam is the greatest wealth because it grants Paradise in the Hereafter, and there is no blessing greater than that.
➋ The meaning of sustenance (rizq) as "kafaf" is such provision by which basic needs are fulfilled without extravagance, and there is no need to incur debt.
➌ Success is not the accumulation of heaps of wealth; rather, contentment and gratitude for the existing sustenance is the real and greatest wealth and the true success.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4138
