Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The ChaptersOn AsceticismSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4235 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1415
Source no. 4235 · Volume 9 · Page 235
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (٣٣٢)
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4235. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "If the son of Ādam had two valleys of wealth, he would love to have a third along with them. Nothing could satisfy him except dust. And Allāh accepts the repentance of the one who repents." (Sahih)
4235 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَرْوَانَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «لَوْ أَنَّ لِابْنِ آدَمَ وَادِيَيْنِ مِنْ مَالٍ، لَأَحَبَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَعَهُمَا ثَالِثٌ، وَلَا يَمْلَأُ نَفْسَهُ إِلَّا التُّرَابُ، وَيَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَنْ تَابَ»
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The remedy for love of wealth is giving it in charity as much as possible, besides paying the obligatory Zakah and compulsory expenditures which are due on a person. Repenting from an unlawful love of wealth is compulsory. 'Nothing could satisfy him except dust' means that a human being is never satisfied with worldly matters until he dies and is buried in the grave and then only his greed will come to an end. The reason is that right after his death the stage of getting reward or punishment starts, and thinking about worldly matter is impossible.