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Hadith 1100
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1100 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " قَلْبُ الشَّيْخِ شَابٌّ فِي حِبِّ اثْنَيْنِ: حُبِّ الْمَالِ وَحُبِّ الْحَيَاةِ «.» وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: الْعَيْشِ "
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The heart of an old man remains young in two things: the love of wealth and the love of life." The narrator named Sufyan has sometimes used the word 'luxury' for (life).
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, the reality of the elderly person is described: that a human’s body and emotions may become old, yet his love for wealth and life remains youthful—that is, the love for these two things troubles him in old age just as it did in youth. And we observe this ourselves, that elderly people have a great love for wealth.
In this hadith, the reality of the elderly person is described: that a human’s body and emotions may become old, yet his love for wealth and life remains youthful—that is, the love for these two things troubles him in old age just as it did in youth. And we observe this ourselves, that elderly people have a great love for wealth.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1101
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The meaning is that the heart of an old person is filled with the desire for a long life and the love of abundant wealth,
that is, despite being old, within him the greed for wealth and the wish for an increase in lifespan—these two desires remain youthful.
1:
The meaning is that the heart of an old person is filled with the desire for a long life and the love of abundant wealth,
that is, despite being old, within him the greed for wealth and the wish for an increase in lifespan—these two desires remain youthful.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2338
