English translation
4170. It was narrated from 'Abdullâh bin Sa'eed bin Abu Hind that his father said: "I heard Ibn 'Abbâs saying that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Two blessings which many people squander: Good health and free time.'" (Sahih)
Hadith 4170
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Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The ChaptersOn AsceticismSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 4170 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1396
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Source no. 4170 · Volume 9 · Page 170
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Arabic text
4170 - حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «نِعْمَتَانِ مَغْبُونٌ فِيهِمَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، الصِّحَّةُ، وَالْفَرَاغُ»
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Ghaban, translated as squander, means selling something at lesser price than its actual worth, or purchasing something at higher price than its actual price. Only the one, who does not know the actual value and price of his item, or impressed by the external beauty of an item and does not examine its actual defects, is cheated this way. A person can do many good deeds while he has sound health which he cannot do during illness, but due to carelessness he loses this chance. Similarly, he incurs loss by not spending his time in what is beneficial for him.