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Sunan an-Nasai 2595 (Book 23, Hadith 161) #17206
Contentment and Refraining from Asking Too Much

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of contentment and not asking for too much.

It was narrated from 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that his father said: "My mother sent me to the Messenger of Allah, and I came to him and sat down. He turned to me and said: 'Whoever wants to be independent of means, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will make him independent. Whoever wants to refrain from asking, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will help him to refrain. Whoever wants to be content with his lot, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will suffice him. Whoever asks when he has something worth one Uqiyah, then he is being too demanding'.I said: 'My she-camel Al-Yaqutah is worth more than and Uqiyah,' so I came back and did not ask him for anything".
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي الرِّجَالِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ غَزِيَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَرَّحَتْنِي أُمِّي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَقَعَدْتُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَنِي وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنِ اسْتَغْنَى أَغْنَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمَنِ اسْتَعَفَّ أَعَفَّهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمَنِ اسْتَكْفَى كَفَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمَنْ سَأَلَ وَلَهُ قِيمَةُ أُوقِيَّةٍ فَقَدْ أَلْحَفَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ نَاقَتِي الْيَاقُوتَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أُوقِيَّةٍ فَرَجَعْتُ وَلَمْ أَسْأَلْهُ

TOPICS
contentment  *  refrain  *  independent  *  uqiyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive to be content with what you have and do not ask for more than you need.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of being content with what one has and refraining from asking for too much. It was narrated by 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri who said that his father told him that his mother sent him to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). When he arrived, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that whoever wants to be independent of means, Allah will make them independent; whoever wants to refrain from asking, Allah will help them; whoever wants to be content with their lot, Allah will suffice them; and if someone asks when they have something worth one Uqiyah then they are being too demanding. The narrator then mentioned that he had a she camel worth more than one Uqiyah so he did not ask for anything else. This hadith teaches us that we should strive to be content with what we have and not ask for more than we need as it can lead us into greediness which is a trait disliked by Allah. We should also remember that whatever we have been given is enough because Allah knows our needs better than anyone else does.

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