Hadith 7418

This World Is APrison For The Believer And AParadise For The Disbeliever

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Darussalam · Volume 7

53. The Book Of Asceticism (Az-Zuhd) And Heart-Softening Reports

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 2957 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 2272

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[7418] 2 - (2957) It was narrated from Jâbir bin 'Abdullâh that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ passed through the marketplace, coming in from part of Al-'Aliyah, and the people were around him. He passed by a dead lamb with very small ears, and he took hold of its ear and said: "Who among you would like to have this for a Dirham?" They said: "We would not like to have it for anything; what would we do with it?" He said: "Would you like to own it?" They said: "By Allâh, even if it were alive, it has a defect because its ears are too small, so how about if it is dead?" He said: "By Allâh, this world is more insignificant to Allâh than this is to you."

Arabic text

2 - (2957) حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ بِلَالٍ، عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّ بِالسُّوقِ، دَاخِلًا مِنْ بَعْضِ الْعَالِيَةِ، وَالنَّاسُ كَنَفَتَهُ، فَمَرَّ بِجَدْيٍ أَسَكَّ مَيِّتٍ، فَتَنَاوَلَهُ فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَيُّكُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنَّ هَذَا لَهُ بِدِرْهَمٍ؟» فَقَالُوا: مَا نُحِبُّ أَنَّهُ لَنَا بِشَيْءٍ، وَمَا نَصْنَعُ بِهِ؟ قَالَ: «أَتُحِبُّونَ أَنَّهُ لَكُمْ؟» قَالُوا: وَاللهِ لَوْ كَانَ حَيًّا، كَانَ عَيْبًا فِيهِ، لِأَنَّهُ أَسَكُّ، فَكَيْفَ وَهُوَ مَيِّتٌ؟ فَقَالَ: «فَوَاللهِ لَلدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ عَلَى اللهِ، مِنْ هَذَا عَلَيْكُمْ»،

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