The Likeness Of This World(المعجم ٣) - بَابُ مَثَلِ الدُّنْيَا (التحفة ٣)
Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The ChaptersOn AsceticismSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4110 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1376
Source no. 4110 · Volume 9 · Page 110
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صحيح، الصحيحة (٦٨٦ و ٢٤٨٢)
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4110. It was narrated that Sahl bin Sa'd said: "We were with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ in Dhul-Hulaifah, when we saw a dead sheep lifting its leg (because of bloating). He said: 'Don't you think this is worthless to its owner? By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, this world is more worthless to Allāh than this (dead sheep) is to its owner. If this world was worth the wing of a mosquito to Allāh, the disbeliever would not have a drop to drink from it.'" (Hasan)
4110 - هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ الْحِزَامِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَحْيَى زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ مَنْظُورٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ بِشَاةٍ مَيِّتَةٍ شَائِلَةٍ بِرِجْلِهَا، فَقَالَ: «أَتُرَوْنَ هَذِهِ هَيِّنَةً عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا؟ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَلدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا، وَلَوْ كَانَتِ الدُّنْيَا تَزِنُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ جَنَاحَ بَعُوضَةٍ، مَا سَقَى كَافِرًا مِنْهَا قَطْرَةً أَبَدًا»
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Deeds of a person are most important near Allāh. If worldly means are used in good deeds then they are beneficial for the person; otherwise, wealth, richness, rank and position do not have any importance near Allāh. Mundane items should be earned through lawful means, and they should be spent only in the acts that please Allāh. The main place for the favors and blessings of Allāh is Paradise. Worldly favors, regardless of how huge they are, do not have any value if compared to the favors of Paradise.