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Sunan Ibn Majah 4105 (Book 37, Hadith 6) #33461
The Benefits of Focusing on the Hereafter

SUMMARY: Whoever focuses on the Hereafter will be content with their lot and have their worldly needs met, while whoever focuses only on this world will be made to fear poverty and not get what they want.

'Abdur-Rahman bin Aban bin 'Uthman bin 'Affan narrated that his father said: "Zaid bin Thabit departed from Marwan at mid-day. I said: 'He has not sent him out at this time of the day except for something he asked.’ So I asked him, and he said: 'He asked me about some things we heard from the Messenger of Allah say: "Whoever is focused only on this world, Allah will confound his affairs and make him fear poverty constantly, and he will not get anything of this world except that which has been decreed for him. Whoever is focused on the Hereafter, Allah will settle his affairs for him and make him feel content with his lot, and his provision and worldly gains will undoubtedly come to him".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبَانَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ خَرَجَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ مَرْوَانَ بِنِصْفِ النَّهَارِ فَقُلْتُ مَا بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ إِلاَّ لِشَىْءٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ ‏.‏ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ سَأَلَنَا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ سَمِعْنَاهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ـ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ـ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ مَنْ كَانَتِ الدُّنْيَا هَمَّهُ فَرَّقَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرَهُ وَجَعَلَ فَقْرَهُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَأْتِهِ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ مَا كُتِبَ لَهُ وَمَنْ كَانَتِ الآخِرَةُ نِيَّتَهُ جَمَعَ اللَّهُ لَهُ أَمْرَهُ وَجَعَلَ غِنَاهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَأَتَتْهُ الدُّنْيَا وَهِيَ رَاغِمَةٌ

TOPICS
focus  *  provision  *  gains  *  decree  *  tawakkul  *  rizq  *  dunya  *  qadar

QUICK LESSONS:
Focus your attention towards the Hereafter; Strive to do righteous deeds; Rely upon Allah alone for provision & success; Have trust in His plan & decree .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of focusing on the Hereafter rather than just this world. It teaches us that if we focus solely on worldly gains, Allah will make us constantly fear poverty and we won't get what we want. However, if we focus our attention towards the Hereafter, Allah will settle our affairs for us and make us content with whatever He has decreed for us. Our provision and worldly gains will come to us without any effort from our side. This hadith encourages believers to trust in Allah's plan for them as He is All-Knowing and All-Wise. It also reminds them that all good comes from Him alone so they should strive to please Him by doing righteous deeds in order to receive His blessings in both worlds.

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