Hadith 379

أَخْبَرَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ صَاحِبِ الدَّسْتَوَائِيِّ، قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ فِي كِتَابٍ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ مِنْ كَلَامِ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: "تَعْمَلُونَ لِلدُّنْيَا، وَأَنْتُمْ تُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا بِغَيْرِ عَمَلٍ، وَلَا تَعْمَلُونَ لِلْآخِرَةِ، وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا إِلَّا بِالْعَمَلِ، ويْلَكُمْ عُلَمَاءَ السَّوْءِ: الْأَجْرَ تَأْخُذُونَ، وَالْعَمَلَ تُضَيِّعُونَ، يُوشِكُ رَبُّ الْعَمَلِ أَنْ يَطْلُبَ عَمَلَهُ، وَتُوشِكُونَ أَنْ تَخْرُجُوا مِنْ الدُّنْيَا الْعَرِيضَةِ إِلَى ظُلْمَةِ الْقَبْرِ وَضِيقِهِ، اللَّهُ يَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْ الْخَطَايَا، كَمَا أَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالصِّيَامِ، كَيْفَ يَكُونُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مَنْ سَخِطَ رِزْقَهُ، وَاحْتَقَرَ مَنْزِلَتَهُ، وَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمِ اللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ ؟ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مَنْ اتَّهَمَ اللَّهَ فِيمَا قَضَى لَهُ، فَلَيْسَ يَرْضَى شَيْئًا أَصَابَهُ ؟ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مَنْ دُنْيَاهُ آثَرُ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ آخِرَتِهِ، وَهُوَ فِي الدُّنْيَا أَفْضَلُ رَغْبَةً ؟ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مَنْ مَصِيرُهُ إِلَى آخِرَتِهِ، وَهُوَ مُقْبِلٌ عَلَى دُنْيَاهُ، وَمَا يَضُرُّهُ أَشْهَى إِلَيْهِ، أَوْ قَالَ: أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا يَنْفَعُهُ ؟ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مَنْ يَطْلُبُ الْكَلَامَ لِيُخْبِرَ بِهِ، وَلَا يَطْلُبُهُ لِيَعْمَلَ بِهِ ؟".
Hisham Dastawai’s student said: I read in a book, I was informed that this is the saying of ‘Isa (peace be upon him): You work for the world and you are provided sustenance in this world without any deeds. And you do not act for the Hereafter, even though in the Hereafter you will be given sustenance only in exchange for deeds. The evil scholars are your ruin; you take wages and waste your deeds. Soon the Lord (of deeds) will demand His work from you, and soon you will leave this vast world and proceed towards the dark and narrow grave. Allah Almighty forbids you from sins just as He commands you to perform prayer and fasting. How can a man be among the people of knowledge who is displeased with his sustenance and considers his status insignificant, even though he knows that it is from the knowledge and power of Allah Almighty? How can a man be among the people of knowledge who blames Allah for what He has decreed for him, and is not content with what he has received from Allah? How can a man be among the people of knowledge for whom this world is weightier than the Hereafter and he desires the world more? How can a man be among the scholars whose abode is the Hereafter but he remains inclined towards the world, and desires more that which harms him, or loves more that which benefits him less? How can he be among the people of knowledge who seeks knowledge in order to spread it but does not seek knowledge for the sake of acting upon it?
Hadith Reference سنن دارمي / مقدمه / 379
Hadith Grading تحقیق (حسین سلیم أسد الدارانی): إسناده معضل، [مكتبه الشامله نمبر: 380]
Hadith Takhrij اس روایت کی سند میں اعضال ہے۔ دیکھئے: [حلية الاولياء 279/6] ، [الزهد لأحمد 75]