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Sunan Ibn Majah 4103 (Book 37, Hadith 4) #33459
The Regret of Abu Hashim bin 'Utbah

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the regret of Abu Hashim bin 'Utbah for not following the advice of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to not accumulate wealth and instead use it in the cause of Allah.

It was narrated from Abu Wa’il that a man from his people – Samurah bin Sahm – said: "We stopped with Abu Hashim bin 'Utbah, who had been stabbed, and Mu’awiyah came to visit him. Abu Hashim wept and Mu’awiyah said to him: 'Why are you weeping, O maternal uncle? Is there some pain bothering you, or is it because of this world, the best of which has already passed?’ He said: 'It is not for any of these reasons. But the Messenger of Allah gave me some advice and I wish that I had followed it. He said: "There may come a time when you will see wealth divided among the people, and all you will need of that is a servant and a mount to ride in the cause of Allah". That time came, but I accumulated wealth.’"
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، أَنْبَأَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ سَهْمٍ، - رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ - قَالَ نَزَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي هَاشِمِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ وَهُوَ طَعِينٌ فَأَتَاهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ يَعُودُهُ فَبَكَى أَبُو هَاشِمٍ فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ مَا يُبْكِيكَ أَىْ خَالِ أَوَجَعٌ يُشْئِزُكَ أَمْ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا فَقَدْ ذَهَبَ صَفْوُهَا قَالَ عَلَى كُلٍّ لاَ وَلَكِنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ عَهْدًا وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ تَبِعْتُهُ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّكَ لَعَلَّكَ تُدْرِكُ أَمْوَالاً تُقْسَمُ بَيْنَ أَقْوَامٍ وَإِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ خَادِمٌ وَمَرْكَبٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَدْرَكْتُ فَجَمَعْتُ

TOPICS
advice  *  wealth  *  cause  *  naseehah  *  maal  *  sabeel  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow any advice given by our beloved prophet (ﷺ) , Use one's resources for good deeds .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the regret expressed by Abu Hashim bin 'Utbah when he was visited by Muawiyah. He wept because he did not follow the advice given to him by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ which was to use his wealth in the cause of Allah rather than accumulating it. This hadith teaches us that we should always strive to follow and implement any advice given to us by our beloved prophet ﷺ as it will benefit us both in this world and hereafter. We should also remember that all worldly possessions are temporary and will eventually pass away so we should use them for good deeds while we can.

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