Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Indeed, the world is cursed, and what is in it is cursed, except the remembrance of Allah, what follows it, a scholar, or a student.”
Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “No servant renounces the world except that Allah plants wisdom in his heart, makes his tongue speak it, shows him the world’s faults, its disease, and its cure, and brings him out of it safely to the abode of peace.”
Sahl ibn Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that a man came and said: “O Messenger of Allah, guide me to a deed that, if I do it, Allah will love me, and people will love me.” He said: “Renounce the world, and Allah will love you. Renounce what people possess, and people will love you.”
Mu’adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent him to Yemen, he went out with him, advising him while Mu’adh was on his mount and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) walked beneath it. When he finished, 1 he said: “O Mu’adh, perhaps you will not meet me after this year, or perhaps you will pass by this mosque of mine or my grave.” Mu’adh wept intensely at the thought of parting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Then he turned, facing Medina, and said: “The closest people to me are the pious, whoever they are and wherever they are.”
Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: “You are not better than a red or black person unless you surpass him in piety.”
Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that a man was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for his worship and effort, and another for his scrupulousness. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Nothing equals scrupulousness,” meaning piety.
Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that a man from the people of the Suffah died, 1 leaving a dinar. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A brand.” Then another died, leaving two dinars, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Two brands.”
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
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A man from the people of the Suffah…
(1) His statement: “A man from the people of the Suffah…”: In An-Nihayah: They were the poor among the Migrants who had no home and resided in a shaded place in the Prophet’s mosque. At-Tayyibi said: Describing the man with this attribute implies that the ruling that follows is due to his association with the poor who renounced the world. Possessing a dinar or two while claiming poverty warrants punishment, as it contradicts their state. Many companions, like Uthman ibn Affan, Abdul-Rahman ibn Awf, and Talhah ibn Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with them), possessed wealth and managed it without blame, as renunciation is preferable but not obligatory. Permissible sufficiency and contentment are allowed without criticism, but everything has its limit. The clarification is that since they were among the poor who people gave charity to due to their extreme need, they were like beggars, whether explicitly or implicitly. Begging is unlawful for one who has a day’s provision, so their begging with a dinar was forbidden. (As stated in Al-Mirqat.)
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قوله
(۱) قوله: أن رجلا من أهل الصفة إلخ : في النهاية: هم فقراء المهاجرين، ومن لم يكن له منزل يسكنه،
وكانوا يأوون إلى موضع مُظَلَّل في مسجد المدينة يسكنونه، قال الطيبي : وفي وصف الرجل بهذا النعت إشعار بأن الحكم الذي يليه معلل به يعني انتماءه إلى الفقراء الذين زهدوا في الدنيا مع وجود الدينارين أو الدينار دعوى كاذبة يستحق به العقاب، وإلا فقد كان كثير من الصحابة، كعثمان بن عفان وعبد الرحمن بن عوف وطلحة بن عبيد الله الله يقتنون الأموال، ويتصرفون فيها، وما عابهم أحد ممن أعرض عن الفتنة؛ لأن الأعراض اختيار للأفضل، وإلا دخل في الورع والزهد في الدنيا، والإقناع فيها مباح مرخص لا يذم صاحبه، ولكل شيء حد. وتوضيح المرام في هذا المقام: أنهما لما كانا مع الفقراء الذين كان الناس يتصدقون عليهم بناء على نهاية حاجتهم وغاية فاقتهم، فهم بمنزلة السائلين، إما قالا وإما حالا، ولا يحل لأحد يسأل، وعنده قوت يوم ، فوقع أي السؤال لكلهما مع وجود الدينار لهما حراما. كذا في «المرقاة».
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The deeds come forth. 1 Prayer comes and says: ‘O Lord, I am prayer.’ He says: ‘You are upon good.’ Charity comes and says: ‘O Lord, I am charity.’ He says: ‘You are upon good.’ Fasting comes and says: ‘O Lord, I am fasting.’ He says: ‘You are upon good.’ Other deeds come likewise, and Allah, the Exalted, says: ‘You are upon good.’ Then Islam comes and says: ‘O Lord, You are Peace, and I am Islam.’ Allah, the Exalted, says: ‘You are upon good. Through you today I take, and through you I give.’ Allah, the Exalted, said in His Book: ‘Whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted from him, and he will be among the losers in the Hereafter.’ (Aal-E-Imran: 85)”
(1) His statement: “The deeds come forth…”: The meaning is that individual deeds intercede for their doer, and Allah responds with kindness. When Islam, the foundation encompassing all deeds, comes, its intercession is accepted, as it begins with praise of Allah, which is among the etiquettes of effective intercession. The deeds come either in their true forms, as everything has a reality and form in that world—like a cloud for faith, milk for knowledge, or a ram for death—or are represented in beautiful forms, as said about their weighing, or it is a metaphor for their consideration attributed to their doer, achieving salvation through them. (As stated in Al-Lama’at.)
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قوله
(۱) قوله: تجيء الأعمال إلخ حاصل المراد من الحديث أن الأعمال فرادى تجيء شافعة لصاحبها، فيردها الله بلطف، حتى إذا جاء الإسلام الذي هو الأصل وجامع الأعمال كلها قبلت شفاعته، وقد جاء مبدئًا بالثناء على الله تعالى الذي هو من آداب الشفاعة المؤثرة في القبول، ثم يجيء الأعمال إما بحقائقها وصورها التي لها في ذلك العالم؛ فإن لكل شيء حقيقة وصورة، كالظلة للإيمان، واللبن للعلم، والكبش للموت، أو يجعلها في صور حسنة، كما قيل في وزنها، أو هو كناية عن اعتبارها وملاحظتها منسوبة إلى عاملها، وحصول النجاة لهم بها. كذا في اللمعات».
Commentary and footnotes (2)
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(1) His statement: “When he finished”: This means after completing the advice. (As stated in Al-Mirqat.)
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(۱) قوله: فلما فرغ أي من الوصية. كذا في «المرقاة».