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Sahih Muslim 2957a (Book 55, Hadith 2) #14522
The Insignificance of Worldly Possessions

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the insignificance of worldly possessions in comparison to the sight of Allah.

Jabir b. Abdullah reported that Allah's Apostle ﷺ happened to walk through the bazar coming from the side of 'Aliya and the people were on both his sides. There he found a dead lamb with very short ears. He took hold of his ear and said: Who amongst you would like to have this for a dirham? They said: We do not like to have it even for less than that as it is of no use to us. He said: Do you wish to have it (free of any cost)? They said: By Allah, even if it were alive (we would not have liked to possess that), for there is defect in it as its ear is very short; now it is dead also. Thereupon Allah's Messenger ﷺ said: By Allah, this world is more insignificant in the eye of Allah than it (this dead lamb) is in your eye.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ بِلاَلٍ - عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِالسُّوقِ دَاخِلاً مِنْ بَعْضِ الْعَالِيَةِ وَالنَّاسُ كَنَفَتَهُ فَمَرَّ بِجَدْىٍ أَسَكَّ مَيِّتٍ فَتَنَاوَلَهُ فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَيُّكُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنَّ هَذَا لَهُ بِدِرْهَمٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا مَا نُحِبُّ أَنَّهُ لَنَا بِشَىْءٍ وَمَا نَصْنَعُ بِهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَتُحِبُّونَ أَنَّهُ لَكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا وَاللَّهِ لَوْ كَانَ حَيًّا كَانَ عَيْبًا فِيهِ لأَنَّهُ أَسَكُّ فَكَيْفَ وَهُوَ مَيِّتٌ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ فَوَاللَّهِ لَلدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ هَذَا عَلَيْكُمْ

QUICK LESSONS:
Focus on spiritual growth rather than material gain, strive towards a better relationship with God over material things .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of understanding that worldly possessions are insignificant in comparison to what Allah sees and values. In this hadith, Prophet Muhammad was walking through a market when he saw a dead lamb with short ears. He asked if anyone would like it for a dirham, but no one wanted it even for free because it was useless to them due to its defect. Prophet Muhammad then said that this world is more insignificant in the eyes of Allah than this dead lamb is in their eyes. This teaches us that we should not be too attached or focused on material things as they are ultimately meaningless compared to what Allah values and sees as important. We should instead focus on our relationship with God and strive for spiritual growth rather than material gain.

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