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Sahih Muslim 2805c (Book 52, Hadith 39) #14138
The Price of Freedom

SUMMARY: On the Day of Resurrection, non-believers will be asked if they would have paid a price to secure their freedom, even if it was as much gold as to fill the whole earth.

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be u n him) said: It would be said to the non-believers on the Day of Resurrection: If you were to possess gold, filling the whole earth, would you like to secure your freedom by paying that? He would say: Yes. Thereupon it would be said to him: Something easier (than this) was demanded from you (but you paid no heed to it).
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ يُقَالُ لِلْكَافِرِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ لَكَ مِلْءُ الأَرْضِ ذَهَبًا أَكُنْتَ تَفْتَدِي بِهِ فَيَقُولُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ قَدْ سُئِلْتَ أَيْسَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ

TOPICS
freedom  *  gold  *  resurrection  *  hurriyah  *  thahab  *  alqiyamah

QUICK LESSONS:
Value your own freedoms ; Protect your own freedoms ; Live according to Islamic teachings and values ; Strive for more material possessions

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of freedom and how it is priceless. On the Day of Judgment, non-believers will be asked if they would have paid any amount to secure their freedom, even if it was as much gold as to fill the whole earth. This shows that freedom is something that cannot be bought with money or material possessions; rather, it must be earned through faith and good deeds in this life. The hadith also implies that those who do not value their own freedom in this life may not receive mercy from Allah on Judgment day. Therefore, we should strive to protect our own freedoms and those of others by living according to Islamic teachings and values.

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