Hadith on Miscellany: Contentment and Self-esteem and avoidance of unnecessary begging of People (Riyad as-Salihin)

Riyad as-Salihin 523 (Book) #38908

Contentment and Wealth

SUMMARY: Wealth is a blessing when acquired with contentment, but it is not blessed for those who seek it out of greed.

Hakim bin Hizam (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I begged Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he gave me; I begged him again and he gave me. I begged him again and he gave me and said, "O Hakim, wealth is pleasant and sweet. He who acquires it with self-contentment, it becomes a source of blessing for him; but it is not blessed for him who seeks it out of greed. He is like one who goes on eating but his hunger is not satisfied. The upper hand is better than the lower one". I said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, by Him Who sent you with the Truth I will not, after you, ask anyone for anything till I leave this world". So Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) would summon Hakim (May Allah be pleased with him) to give his rations, but he would refuse. Then 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) would call him but he would decline to accept anything. So 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said addressing Muslims: "O Muslims, I ask you to bear testimony that I offer Hakim his share of the booty that Allah has assigned for him but he refuses my offer". Thus Hakim did not accept anything from anyone after the death of Messenger of Allah ﷺ, till he died. Al-Bukhari and Muslim.

وعن حكيم بن حزام رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ سألت رسول الله ﷺ فأعطاني، ثم سألته فأعطاني، ثم سألته فأعطاني ثم قال‏:‏ ‏"‏يا حكيم، إن هذا المال خضر حلو، فمن أخذه بسخاوة نفس بورك له فيه، ومن أخذه بإشراف نفس لم يبارك له فيه، وكان كالذي يأكل ولا يشبع، واليد العليا خير من اليد السفلى‏"‏ قال حكيم‏:‏ فقلت يا رسول الله والذي بعثك بالحق لا أرزأ أحداً بعدك شيئاً حتى أفارق الدنيا‏.‏ فكان أبو بكر رضي الله عنه يدعو حكيماً ليعطيه العطاء، فيأبى أن يقبل منه شيئاً ثم إن عمر رضي الله عنه دعاه ليعطيه، فأبى أن يقبله‏.‏ فقال‏:‏ يا معشر المسلمين، أشهدكم على حكيم أني أعرض عليه حقه الذي قسمه الله له في هذا الفيء فيأبى أن يأخذه فلم يرزأ حكيم أحداً بعد النبي ﷺ حتى توفي‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ ‏"‏يرزأ‏"‏ براء ثم زاى ثم همزة، أي‏:‏ لم يأخذ من أحد شيئاً، وأصل الرزء‏:‏ النقصان، أي‏:‏ لم ينقص أحداً شيئاً بالأخذ منه‏.‏ و‏"‏إشراف النفس‏"‏‏:‏ تطلعها وطمعها بالشيء‏.‏ ‏"‏سخاوة النفس‏"‏‏:‏ هي عدم الإشراف إلى الشيء، والطمع فيه، والمبالاة به والشره‏.‏

TOPICS
wealth * contentment * greed * maal * qanaah * gheebah

QUICK LESSONS:

Acquire wealth with self-contentment

EXPLANATIONS:

This hadith speaks to the importance of contentment in acquiring wealth. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that wealth is pleasant and sweet when acquired with self-contentment, but if one seeks it out of greed, then it will not be blessed for them. He used the analogy of someone eating without being satisfied to explain this concept further. The hadith also mentions how Hakim bin Hizam refused to accept anything from anyone after the death of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ until he died himself as a testament to his commitment to this teaching. This hadith teaches us that we should be content with what we have and strive for more only if necessary, rather than seeking out wealth through greed or envy which will ultimately lead us nowhere.

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