Hadith 1573

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ فَارَقَ الرُّوحُ الْجَسَدَ وَهُوَ بَرِيءٌ مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ : الْكَنْزِ ، وَالْغُلُولِ ، وَالدَّيْنِ ، دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ " ، هَكَذَا قَالَ سَعِيدٌ : " الْكَنْزُ " ، وَقَالَ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ : " الْكِبْرُ " ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ عَنْ مَعْدَانَ ، وَرِوَايَةُ سَعِيدٍ أَصَحُّ .
Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever's soul departs from his body while he is free from three things—treasure (hoarded wealth), stolen spoils, and debt—will enter Paradise." 1. Sa'id bin Abi 'Arubah narrated it in the same way in his narration «الكنز», and Abu 'Awanah narrated it in his narration «الكبر», but he did not mention «عن معدان» in it. Sa'id's narration is more authentic.
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب السير عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 1573
Hadith Grading الألبانی: شاذ بهذه اللفظة، الصحيحة (2785)  |  زبیر علی زئی: (1573) إسناده ضعيف, قتادة عنعن فى ھذا اللفظ : ”الكنز “ (وتقدم: 30) وروي الإمام أحمد (282/5) عن ثوبان رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: (( من فارق الروح الجسد وھو بري من ثلاث دخل الجنة : الغلال والدين (قال بھز:) والكبر)) وسنده صحيح وھو يغني عنه
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابن ماجہ/الصدقات 12 (2412) ، و مسند احمد (5/281 ( تحفة الأشراف : 2114) ، (صحیح) (الکنز کا لفظ شاذ ہے، دیکھئے: الصحیحة رقم 2785)»
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
Kanz:
It is the treasure that is buried in the earth and upon which zakat is not paid.

Ghulul:
To commit treachery with the spoils of war (mal-e-ghanima).

Note:
(The word "al-kanz" is rare,
see:
al-Sahihah no. 2785)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1573
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

The three sins mentioned in the hadith are very grave sins.


If someone commits major sins (kabirah), and Allah does not forgive them at the outset, he will not be able to enter Paradise until he has suffered the punishment for his sins in Hell. This punishment can last for hundreds of years, whereas even a second of punishment in Hell is unbearable.


The Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) defined arrogance (kibr) in these words:
(al-kibru bataru al-haqqi wa ghamtu al-nas)
(Sahih Muslim, Al-Iman, Chapter: The Prohibition of Arrogance and Its Explanation, Hadith: 91)
“Arrogance is rejecting the truth and looking down upon people.”


War booty (mal-e-ghanīmah) is the collective right of the Muslims.
When it is distributed and each fighter is given his share, it becomes his lawful property.
Taking even a small thing before the distribution is forbidden, and likewise, making unlawful use of communal property or causing it harm is also a major sin, such as spending the wealth of the public treasury (bayt al-mal) on one’s personal needs.
The funds of a mosque, madrasa, or any religious or worldly organization should be spent only on the purposes for which they were collected; if any official spends them on anything else, it is a betrayal (khiyanah).


Deliberately not repaying a debt is also an equally grave sin; therefore, it is obligatory to avoid this as well.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2412