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مسند الشهاب
Musnad Shihab
Hadiths 1201 to 1400
شَرُّ مَا فِي الرَّجُلِ شُحٌّ هَالِعٌ أَوْ جُبْنٌ خَالِعٌThe worst thing in a man is excessive greed or cowardice
Hadith 1338
اُردوEn
1338 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الصَّفَّارُ الْمُعَدِّلُ، أبنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، ثنا ابْنُ أَبِي مَسَرَّةَ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ، ثنا مُوسَى بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَبْدَ الْعَزِيزِ بْنَ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «شَرُّ مَا فِي الرَّجُلِ شُحٌّ هَالِعٌ أَوْ جُبْنٌ خَالِعٌ»
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The worst thing in a man is wailing miserliness or heart-extracting cowardice."
Brief Explanation
Explanation: -
In this blessed hadith, those diseases present within a human being have been identified, from which hundreds of other illnesses are born:
① Shuh (Miserliness):
When both greed and stinginess are combined, it is called shuh. This is an intense form of stinginess, but when impatience (sala‘) is also added to it, then its severity knows no bounds. Because of this, a person remains in distress day and night—no matter how much wealth and riches he acquires, his intention is never satisfied; he remains trapped in covetousness. And when it comes time to spend, it feels as if his life is leaving him; he begins to display panic and impatience.
② Jubn (Cowardice):
That is, cowardice—what kind of cowardice? Khala‘: the kind that snatches the heart away. When a coward faces an enemy or any calamity, he sees death before him, as if his heart is about to leap out, and that very heartbeat will cause his death.
These two diseases do not leave a person capable of doing good deeds. Whoever does not gain control over them, know that he has reached the brink of humiliation.
In this blessed hadith, those diseases present within a human being have been identified, from which hundreds of other illnesses are born:
① Shuh (Miserliness):
When both greed and stinginess are combined, it is called shuh. This is an intense form of stinginess, but when impatience (sala‘) is also added to it, then its severity knows no bounds. Because of this, a person remains in distress day and night—no matter how much wealth and riches he acquires, his intention is never satisfied; he remains trapped in covetousness. And when it comes time to spend, it feels as if his life is leaving him; he begins to display panic and impatience.
② Jubn (Cowardice):
That is, cowardice—what kind of cowardice? Khala‘: the kind that snatches the heart away. When a coward faces an enemy or any calamity, he sees death before him, as if his heart is about to leap out, and that very heartbeat will cause his death.
These two diseases do not leave a person capable of doing good deeds. Whoever does not gain control over them, know that he has reached the brink of humiliation.
