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4153. 'Umar bin Khattāb said: "I entered upon the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ when he was (sitting) on
a reed mat. I sat down and (saw that) he was wearing a waist wrap, and there was no other barrier between him and the mat but his waist wrap, and the reed mat had made marks on his side. And I saw a handful of barley, nearly a Sâ', and some acacia leaves, in a corner of the room, and a skin hanging up. My eyes flowed with tears, and he said: 'Why are you weeping, O son of Khattâb?' I said: 'O Prophet of Allâh, why should I not weep? This mat has made marks on your side, and this is all you have accumulated, I cannot see anything other than what I see (here), while Chosroes and Caesar live among fruits and rivers. You are the Prophet of Allâh and His Chosen One, and this is what you have accumulated.' He said: 'O son of Khattâb, does it not please you (to know) that (these things) are for us in the Hereafter and for them in this world?' He said: 'Yes.'" (Sahih)
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Footnotes
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[1] A fragrant type of grass.
Commentary
The Prophet ﷺ did not save mundane wealth, rather he preferred to live the life of abstinence.
Having food that suffices one or two meals is not contrary to asceticism.
Sitting with close friends while wearing a lower garment only, and no upper garment is allowed.
Hardships of this life increase the ranks of a Muslim in Hereafter life.
