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Riyad as-Salihin 463 (Book) #38848
The Contemptibility of the World

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) taught that the world is more contemptible to Allah than a dead lamb is to us.

Jabir bin 'Abdullah (May allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah was passing through the bazaar with his Companions on his both sides, when he saw a dead skinny lamb. He held its ear and said, "Who of you would like to have it for a dirham". They replied, "We do not like to get it for nothing, and what shall we do with it?". Then he asked, "Would you like to have it for nothing?". They replied, "Had it been alive, it would have been defective because it is skinny; but when dead it is of no use". Messenger of Allah said, "Truly, the world is more contemptible to Allah than this (the dead lamb) is to you". Muslim.
وعن جابر، رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله، ، مر بالسوق والناس كنفتيه، فمر بجدى أسك ميت، فتناوله، فأخذ بأذنيه، ثم قال‏:‏ ‏"‏أيكم يحب أن يكون هذا له بدرهم‏؟‏ ‏"‏ فقالوا‏:‏ ما نحب أنه لنا بشئ ومانصنع به‏؟‏ ثم قال‏:‏ “أتحبون أنه لكم‏؟‏ قالوا‏:‏ والله لو كان حياً كان عيباً؛ أنه أسك‏.‏ فكيف وهو ميت _‏!‏ فقال‏:‏ ‏"‏فوالله للدنيا أهون على الله من هذا عليكم‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ ('‏قوله‏:‏ ‏ ‏كنفتيه‏ ‏ أي‏:‏ على جانبيه‏.‏ و‏ ‏ الأسك‏ ‏ الصغير الأذن‏.‏')

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world  *  contemptibility  *  lamb  *  dirham

QUICK LESSONS:
Do good deeds & worship God , Focus on gaining God's pleasure & entering Paradise in afterlife .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was passing through a bazaar with his companions when he saw a dead skinny lamb. He asked if anyone would like to have it for one dirham and they said no because it was already dead and of no use. The Prophet ﷺ then said that this world is more contemptible to Allah than this lamb is to them. This hadith teaches us that we should not be too attached or obsessed with worldly things as they are nothing compared to what Allah has in store for us in the hereafter. We should focus on doing good deeds and worshipping Allah so that we can gain His pleasure and enter Paradise in the afterlife.

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