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Sunan Ibn Majah 4111 (Book 37, Hadith 12) #33467
The Worthlessness of This World

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the worthlessness of this world in comparison to Allah.

Mustawrid bin Shaddad said: "I was riding with the Messenger of Allah when he came across a dead lamb that had been thrown out.’ He said: 'Don’t you think that this is worthless to its owners?’ It was said: 'O Messenger of Allah, it is because it is worthless that they have thrown it out, - or words to that effect. He said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, this world is more worthless to Allah than this is to its owners.’"
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ مُجَالِدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُسْتَوْرِدُ بْنُ شَدَّادٍ، قَالَ إِنِّي لَفِي الرَّكْبِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ـ إِذْ أَتَى عَلَى سَخْلَةٍ مَنْبُوذَةٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَتُرَوْنَ هَذِهِ هَانَتْ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مِنْ هَوَانِهَا أَلْقَوْهَا ‏.‏ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَلدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا

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worthless  *  world  *  mustawrid  *  dunya  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Focus on relationship with God and striving for His pleasure instead of material things.

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was riding with Mustawrid bin Shaddad when they came across a dead lamb that had been thrown out. The Prophet ﷺ asked if they thought it was worthless to its owners and when they agreed he said that by the One in Whose Hand is his soul, this world is more worthless to Allah than this lamb is to its owners. This teaches us that we should not be too attached to worldly possessions because ultimately they are nothing compared to what Allah has in store for us. We should focus on our relationship with Him and strive for His pleasure instead of chasing after material things which will eventually pass away.

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