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Sahih Muslim 2382a (Book 44, Hadith 2) #13253
Choosing Allah Over Worldly Pleasures

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger ﷺ chose to be with Allah instead of the beauties of the world, and Abu Bakr was very generous towards him in terms of companionship and property.

Abu Sa'id reported that Allah's Messenger sat on the pulpit and said: Allah gave a choice to His servant that he may opt the beauties of the world or that which is with Him and the servant chose that which was with Him. Thereupon Abu Bakr wept and he wept bitterly and said: Let our fathers and our mothers be taken as ransom for you. It was Allah's Messenger who had been given the choice and Abu Bakr knew it better than us, and Allah's Messenger is reported to have said: Behold, of all people the most generous toward me in regard to his companionship and his property was Abu Bakr and were I to choose anyone as my bosom friend, I would have chosen Abu Bakr as my dear friend, but (for him) I cherish Islamic brotherliness and love. There shall be left open no window in the mosque except Abu Bakr's window.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي، النَّضْرِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَبْدٌ خَيَّرَهُ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ أَنْ يُؤْتِيَهُ زَهْرَةَ الدُّنْيَا وَبَيْنَ مَا عِنْدَهُ فَاخْتَارَ مَا عِنْدَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَبَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَبَكَى فَقَالَ فَدَيْنَاكَ بِآبَائِنَا وَأُمَّهَاتِنَا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم هُوَ الْمُخَيَّرُ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَعْلَمَنَا بِهِ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِنَّ أَمَنَّ النَّاسِ عَلَىَّ فِي مَالِهِ وَصُحْبَتِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلاً وَلَكِنْ أُخُوَّةُ الإِسْلاَمِ لاَ تُبْقَيَنَّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ خَوْخَةٌ إِلاَّ خَوْخَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ

TOPICS
choice  *  servant  *  beauties  *  companionship  *  property  *  ikhtiyar  *  abd  *  husn  *  suhbat  *  mal

QUICK LESSONS:
Choose what is with God over worldly pleasures
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of choosing Allah over worldly pleasures. It is narrated by Abu Sa'id that Prophet Muhammad sat on a pulpit and said that Allah gave His servant a choice between the beauties of this world or what is with Him, and His servant chose what was with Him. Upon hearing this, Abu Bakr wept bitterly as he knew better than anyone else that it was Prophet Muhammad who had been given this choice. The Prophet then praised Abu Bakr for his generosity in terms of companionship and property, saying that if he were to choose someone as his bosom friend, it would have been Abu Bakr. He also said that no window should be left open in the mosque except for Abu Bakr's window. This hadith teaches us to prioritize our relationship with God over worldly pleasures so we can benefit from His mercy and grace in both worlds.

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