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Sunan an-Nasai 4309 (Book 42, Hadith 47) #18842
The Dangers of Desert Life, Following Game & Following Rulers

SUMMARY: Living in the desert, following game, and following a ruler can lead to hard-heartedness, preoccupation with worldly matters, and trials respectively.

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet said: "Whoever lives in the desert, he becomes hard-hearted, and whoever follows game becomes preoccupied with it (and neglectful toward other duties), and whoever follows the ruler will put himself through trial".(Sahih) The wording is of Ibn Al-Muthanna.
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، ح وَأَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ سَكَنَ الْبَادِيَةَ جَفَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفُلَ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ السُّلْطَانَ افْتُتِنَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى

TOPICS
desert  *  game  *  ruler  *  hardheartedness  *  preoccupation  *  trial  *  sahra  *  lahw  *  hakim  *  qaswa  *  tafriqa  *  ibtila

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of your environment ; Avoid activities which could lead away from faith ; Fulfill religious obligations such as prayer or charity etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the dangers of living in the desert, following game and following rulers. It was narrated by Ibn 'Abbas that Prophet Muhammad said that whoever lives in the desert will become hard-hearted. This means that they will become less compassionate towards others and more focused on themselves. Similarly, whoever follows game will become preoccupied with it and neglectful towards other duties such as prayer or charity. Lastly, whoever follows a ruler will put himself through trial as they may be asked to do something against their beliefs or morals. Therefore this hadith teaches us to be mindful of our environment and activities so we don't fall into these traps which can lead us away from our faith.

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