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Sunan Ibn Majah 4120 (Book 37, Hadith 21) #33476
Humility Over Wealth and Power

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) taught that it is better to be a humble and pious Muslim than to be wealthy and powerful.

It was narrated that Sahl bin Sa’d As-Sa’idi said: "A man passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ said: 'What do you say about this man?’ They said: 'We agree with your opinion concerning him. We say: He is one of the noblest of people. If he proposes marriage, his proposal deserves to be accepted; and if he intercedes, his intercession deserves to be accepted; and if he speaks, he deserves to be listened to.’ The Prophet ﷺ remained silent, and another man passed by. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'What do you think about this man?’ We said: 'By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, this is one of the poor Muslims. If he proposes marriage, he does not deserve to get married; and if he intercedes, his intercession does not deserve to be accepted; and if he speaks, he does not deserve to be listened to.’ The Prophet ﷺ said: 'This one is better than an earth full of (men like) the other man.’"
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، قَالَ مَرَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏"‏ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذَا الرَّجُلِ قَالُوا رَأْيَكَ فِي ‏.‏ هَذَا نَقُولُ هَذَا مِنْ أَشْرَافِ النَّاسِ هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ أَنْ يُخَطَّبَ وَإِنْ شَفَعَ أَنْ يُشَفَّعَ وَإِنْ قَالَ أَنْ يُسْمَعَ لِقَوْلِهِ ‏.‏ فَسَكَتَ النَّبِيُّ ـ ﷺ ـ وَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏"‏ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا نَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا مِنْ فُقَرَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ هَذَا حَرِيٌّ إِنْ خَطَبَ لَمْ يُنْكَحْ وَإِنْ شَفَعَ لاَ يُشَفَّعْ وَإِنْ قَالَ لاَ يُسْمَعْ لِقَوْلِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏"‏ لَهَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ مِلْءِ الأَرْضِ مِثْلَ هَذَا
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humility  *  wealth  *  power  *  piety  *  muslims  *  khushu  *  tawadu  *  maal  *  quwwah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be humble in all situations .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith, narrated by Sahl bin Sad As-Saidi, teaches us the importance of humility over wealth and power. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was asked about two men who passed by him; one was wealthy and powerful while the other was poor but humble. The Prophet Muhammad said that the poor man was better than an entire earth full of people like the wealthy man because he possessed humility which is more valuable than wealth or power. This hadith emphasizes that being humble, pious, and devoted to Allah is more important than having material possessions or worldly influence. It also teaches us that we should not judge people based on their social status or financial standing but rather on their character traits such as piety, humility, kindness etc.

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