Hadith 4100

IndifferenceTowards This World

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Darussalam · Volume 5

37. The ChaptersOn Asceticism

Sunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 4100 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1373

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4100. It was narrated from Abu Dharr Al-Ghifārī that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Indifference towards this world does not mean forbidding what is permitted, or squandering wealth, rather indifference towards this world means not thinking that what you have in your hand is more reliable than what is in Allāh's Hand, and it means feeling that the reward for a calamity that befalls you is greater than that which the calamity makes you miss out on." (Da'if) Hishām said: "Abu Idris Al-Khawlānī said: 'The likeness of this Hadith compared to other Ahādith is like that of pure gold compared to ordinary gold.'"

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4100 - حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ وَاقِدٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ بْنِ حَلْبَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِيِّ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَيْسَ الزَّهَادَةُ فِي الدُّنْيَا بِتَحْرِيمِ الْحَلَالِ، وَلَا فِي إِضَاعَةِ الْمَالِ، وَلَكِنِ الزَّهَادَةُ فِي الدُّنْيَا أَنْ لَا تَكُونَ بِمَا فِي يَدَيْكَ أَوْثَقَ مِنْكَ بِمَا فِي يَدِ اللَّهِ، وَأَنْ تَكُونَ فِي ثَوَابِ الْمُصِيبَةِ، إِذَا أُصِبْتَ بِهَا، أَرْغَبَ مِنْكَ فِيهَا، لَوْ أَنَّهَا أُبْقِيَتْ لَكَ» قَالَ هِشَامٌ: " كَانَ أَبُو إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ، يَقُولُ: مِثْلُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فِي الْأَحَادِيثِ، كَمِثْلِ الْإِبْرِيزِ فِي الذَّهَبِ " حَدَّثَنَا

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Asceticism does not mean living alone separate from people; it is monasticism which is not allowed in Islam. Asceticism means being content with a lawful income even if it is little, and not running after an unlawful income. b. Expecting that "people should give me something" is greed. Not being interested in what is in others' hands is also a type of asceticism and contentment.