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Sahih Muslim 2296b (Book 43, Hadith 38) #13063
The Danger of Worldly Desires

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) warning his followers against being allured by the world and competing with one another for material wealth, as it could lead to their destruction.

Uqba b. 'Amir reported Allah's Messenger as saying: Allah's Messenger offered prayer over those who had fallen martyrs at Uhud. He then climbed the pulpit as if someone is saying good-bye to the living and the dead, and then said: I shall be there as your predecessor on the Cistern before you, and it is as wide as the distance between Aila and Juhfa (Aila is at the top of the gulf of 'Aqaba). I am not afraid that you would associate anything with Allah after me, but I am afraid that you may be (allured) by the world and (vie) with one another (in possessing material wealth) and begin killing one another, and you would be destroyed as were destroyed those who had gone before you'.Uqba said that that was the last occasion that he saw Allah's messenger on the pulpit.
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ جَرِيرٍ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ أَيُّوبَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَلَى قَتْلَى أُحُدٍ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ كَالْمُوَدِّعِ لِلأَحْيَاءِ وَالأَمْوَاتِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنِّي فَرَطُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ وَإِنَّ عَرْضَهُ كَمَا بَيْنَ أَيْلَةَ إِلَى الْجُحْفَةِ إِنِّي لَسْتُ أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُشْرِكُوا بَعْدِي وَلَكِنِّي أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمُ الدُّنْيَا أَنْ تَنَافَسُوا فِيهَا وَتَقْتَتِلُوا فَتَهْلِكُوا كَمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عُقْبَةُ فَكَانَتْ آخِرَ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ

TOPICS
warning  *  wealth  *  destruction  *  predecessor  *  tahdheer  *  maal  *  fasad  *  sabiq

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow the advice of Prophet Muhammad PBUH . Avoid worldly desires such as greed or envy . Have faith in Allah SWT . Be patient and have self-control .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, Prophet Muhammad PBUH is warning his followers against being allured by the world and competing with one another for material wealth. He warns them that if they do so, they will be destroyed just like those who came before them. He then says that he will be their predecessor at a cistern which is as wide as the distance between Aila and Juhfa. This implies that he will be waiting for them in paradise if they follow his advice and avoid worldly desires. The main values taught in this hadith are patience, self-control, faithfulness to Allah SWT, and avoiding worldly desires such as greed or envy which can lead to destruction.

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