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: 4112 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1377
Source no. 4112 · Volume 9 · Page 112
Hasan
حسن، المشكاة (٥١٧٦) ، التعليق الرغيب (١ / ٥٦)
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4112. Abu Hurairah said: "I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying: 'This world is cursed and what is in it is cursed, except the remembrance of Allāh (Dhikr) and what is conducive to that, or one who has knowledge or who acquires knowledge.'" (Hasan)
4112 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ الرَّقِّيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خُلَيْدٍ عُتْبَةُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ ثَوْبَانَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ قُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ السَّلُولِيِّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: «الدُّنْيَا مَلْعُونَةٌ، مَلْعُونٌ مَا فِيهَا، إِلَّا ذِكْرَ اللَّهِ، وَمَا وَالَاهُ، أَوْ عَالِمًا، أَوْ مُتَعَلِّمًا»
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Cursed, means being away and being deprived of the mercy of Allāh. Generally, worldly matters make one forget Allāh, so they deserve to be cursed. Anything, or act, that has any connection with the remembrance of Allāh, Allāh's mercy descends over it, or due to it. Earning lawful means of life is a command of Allāh. So, earning a lawful livelihood, following the commands of Allāh, and spending it in lawful matters is also a cause of reward.