Hadith 3354

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ انْتَهَى إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ : " أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ " ، قَالَ : " يَقُولُ ابْنُ آدَمَ : مَالِي مَالِي ، وَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ مَالِكَ إِلَّا مَا تَصَدَّقْتَ فَأَمْضَيْتَ ، أَوْ أَكَلْتَ فَأَفْنَيْتَ ، أَوْ لَبِسْتَ فَأَبْلَيْتَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَن صَحِيحٌ .
´Mutarrif bin Abdullah bin Ash-Shikh-khir reported from his father, :` that he went to the Prophet and he was reciting: ‘The mutual rivalry (for piling up worldly things) diverts you.’ He said: “The son of Adam says: ‘My wealth, my wealth.’ And do you own anything except what you give in charity, such that you’ve spent it, or what you eat, suc that you’ve finished it, or you wear, such that you’ve worn it out?”
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب تفسير القرآن عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 3354
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح ومضى (2445)
Hadith Takhrij «انظر حدیث رقم 2342 (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The desire for increase has distracted you (At-Takathur: 1)

2:
That is:
The true wealth of the son of Adam is only that which he spent in the way of Allah,
or that which he himself ate, drank, and wore until it became worn out,
and the remaining wealth that is left behind is not truly his, but rather it belongs to his heirs.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3354
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Iqtana:
He collected,
He stored up.

Benefits and Issues:
It is understood from this hadith,
that except for the three measures mentioned in the hadith, any wealth that a person accumulates,
in reality, it is not his,
rather, it belongs to those heirs for whom he is going to leave it behind.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 7422
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The meaning is that a person considers as his own the wealth that is in his possession, whereas the true wealth is that which he has given in charity (sadaqah) for the sake of earning reward, and which he has set aside for the Day of Recompense. The rest of the wealth, he has consumed by eating and drinking, or worn out by using it until it became old and worn. Other than the wealth given in charity, no wealth will benefit him in the Hereafter. This hadith encourages spending on those who are deserving and in the ways beloved to Allah.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2342