Hadith 5374
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ ، عَنْ جَرِيرٍ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ سَهْمٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ ، قَالَ : نَزَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي هَاشِمِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ وَهُوَ طَعِينٌ ، فَأَتَاهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ يَعُودُهُ , فَبَكَى أَبُو هَاشِمٍ ، فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ : مَا يُبْكِيكَ أَوَجَعٌ يُشْئِزُكَ , أَمْ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا فَقَدْ ذَهَبَ صَفْوُهَا ؟ , قَالَ : كُلٌّ لَا , وَلَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ عَهْدًا ، وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ تَبِعْتُهُ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّهُ لَعَلَّكَ تُدْرِكُ أَمْوَالًا تُقْسَمُ بَيْنَ أَقْوَامٍ وَإِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ خَادِمٌ وَمَرْكَبٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ " ، فَأَدْرَكْتُ فَجَمَعْتُ .
´It was narrated that Samurah bin Sahm said:` "I came to Abu Hashim bin 'Utbah when he was suffering the plague, and Mu'awiyah came to visit him. Abu Hashim wept. Mu'awiyah said to him: 'Why are you weeping? Is it because of some pain that is hurting you, or is it for this world, the best of which has gone?' He said: 'Neither, but the Messenger of Allah [SAW] gave me some advice, which I wish that I had followed. He said: "Perhaps you will live to see wealth that will be distributed among the people when all that would suffice you of that would be a servant and a mount to ride in the cause of Allah." I lived to see that, and I accumulated (wealth).'"
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) The heading established by Imam Nasa’i rahimahullah aims to clarify the issue that a person may keep a servant and a mount. This is not a matter of luxury or indulgence, but rather a necessity.
(2) This blessed hadith indicates indifference towards the world, its allurements, as well as its blessings and the accumulation of its wealth and possessions. The reality is that a servant of Allah who is a believer strives not to earn the world, but to earn the Hereafter, and his true priority is not to acquire the fleeting blessings of this perishable world, but rather to attain the eternal, everlasting, and imperishable blessings of the Hereafter. Instead of amassing heaps of unlawful and impermissible earnings, it is obligatory to focus on a little but lawful (halal) and pure earning. The clear evidence for this is the lifestyle of the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum. Allahumma, grant us success in what You love and are pleased with.
(3) “The best portion” means the companionship of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, or youthfulness.
(4) “Wealth” means there will be an abundance of spoils (ghanimah).
(5) “He accumulated” — this was his humility, otherwise he did not leave behind any inheritance. Radi Allahu anhu wa ardah.
(2) This blessed hadith indicates indifference towards the world, its allurements, as well as its blessings and the accumulation of its wealth and possessions. The reality is that a servant of Allah who is a believer strives not to earn the world, but to earn the Hereafter, and his true priority is not to acquire the fleeting blessings of this perishable world, but rather to attain the eternal, everlasting, and imperishable blessings of the Hereafter. Instead of amassing heaps of unlawful and impermissible earnings, it is obligatory to focus on a little but lawful (halal) and pure earning. The clear evidence for this is the lifestyle of the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum. Allahumma, grant us success in what You love and are pleased with.
(3) “The best portion” means the companionship of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, or youthfulness.
(4) “Wealth” means there will be an abundance of spoils (ghanimah).
(5) “He accumulated” — this was his humility, otherwise he did not leave behind any inheritance. Radi Allahu anhu wa ardah.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5374
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Visiting the sick is a right of a Muslim upon another Muslim.
➋ On the occasion of visiting, one should try to find out the distress of the patient and make efforts to alleviate it.
➌ If one receives more wealth than needed, instead of hoarding it, one should spend it to fulfill the needs of others.
➍ If wealth is accumulated through lawful (halal) means and, even after spending in the paths of righteousness, wealth remains, then this is not a sin. However, the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) used to consider this contrary to their lofty status and would feel regret over it.
➊ Visiting the sick is a right of a Muslim upon another Muslim.
➋ On the occasion of visiting, one should try to find out the distress of the patient and make efforts to alleviate it.
➌ If one receives more wealth than needed, instead of hoarding it, one should spend it to fulfill the needs of others.
➍ If wealth is accumulated through lawful (halal) means and, even after spending in the paths of righteousness, wealth remains, then this is not a sin. However, the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) used to consider this contrary to their lofty status and would feel regret over it.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4103
