Part B Ahadeeth Pertaining to Transactions, Earnings & Zuhd
Taken from
‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’
By the
Muhaddith, Shaykh, Allamaa’
Muhammad Nasir uddeen al-Albaani
Translated by
Abbas Abu Yahya
10 – 1200 – From Uthmaan bin ‘Affan who said: the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:
‘Allaah enters a person in to Paradise, who used to be easy going when buying and selling, when he pays back a debt and when he reclaims a debt.’
No. 1181
11- 1205 – From Ibn Abbas that the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- prohibited the money from alcohol, the dowry of a prostitute and the cost of a dog, and he said:
‘If a person comes to you requesting the cost of a dog then fill his palm with dirt.’
No. 1303
12 – 1207 – From Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:
‘From the four things that Allaah hates are: A seller who continuously swears/takes oaths when selling his goods, a poor proud person, an old adulterer and an oppressive leader.’
No. 363
13 – 1208 – From Sahl bin Saad Al-Sa’adi –Radi Allaahu anhu–,who said:
A man came to the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- and said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah, direct me to an act which, if I do it, [will cause] Allaah to love me and people to love me.’ He -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:
‘Have Zuhd (abstinence) of the world and Allaah will love you, and abstain from what people possess and people will love you.’
No. 944
14- 1209 – From Anas who said: ‘A man came to the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-and said: ‘Indeed I love you.’
The Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said to him:
‘Prepare for poverty/the awakening.’
No.2827
15 – 1210 – From Sa’eed bin Abee Sa’eed al-Khudri from his father: that he complained to the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– about his needs, so the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:
‘Be patient Abu Sa’eed! Indeed poverty comes to the one who loves me from among you quicker than a stream flows from the highest point of a valley and from the highest part of the mountain to its bottom part.’
No. 2828
16 – From Rafa’ bin Khadeej who said: the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– was asked: which earnings are the best?’
He answered:
‘The best earnings are the actions of a man with his own hand and every transaction has no doubts in it or deception.’
No. 607
17 – 1214 – From Ibn Mas’ood who said: the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:
‘Indeed Allaah made all of the Dunyaa something little, and what remains is a little of a little, and the example of what remains of the Dunyaa is the like of a stream where the pure/clear water is drank and what is left is impurity/dirt/mud.’
No. 1625
18 – From Abu Waqid al-Laythee who said: We used to visit the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- when the revelation would come to him and he would narrate to us. So he said to us that day:
‘Indeed Allaah –Azza wa Jal – said: Indeed We have sent down wealth so the prayer can be established and for giving Zakat. If the son of Adam had a valley indeed he would love to have a second valley, and if he had two valleys he would love to add a third one to them. Nothing fills the mouth of the son of Adam except dirt/soil, then Allaah turns to the one who repents.’
No. 1639