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Sahih al-Bukhari 6442

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Who among you considers the wealth of his heirs dearer to him than his own wealth?” They replied, “O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)!…

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حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَيُّكُمْ مَالُ وَارِثِهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالِهِ». قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا مِنَّا أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ مَالُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ. قَالَ: «فَإِنَّ مَالَهُ مَا قَدَّمَ، وَمَالُ وَارِثِهِ مَا أَخَّرَ»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Who among you considers the wealth of his heirs dearer to him than his own wealth?” They replied, “O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)! There is none among us but loves his own wealth more.” The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “So his wealth is whatever he spends (in Allah’s Cause) during his life (on good deeds) while the wealth of his heirs is whatever he leaves after his death.”

‘আবদুল্লাহ্ (রাঃ) বর্ণনা করেন। নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম লোকদেরকে জিজ্ঞেস করলেন, তোমাদের মধ্যে কোন ব্যক্তি, নিজের সম্পদ হতে তার উত্তরাধিকারীর সম্পদকে অধিক প্রিয় মনে করে? তারা সবাই জবাব দিলেন, হে আল্লাহর রাসূল! আমাদের মধ্যে এমন কেউ নেই যে তার নিজের সম্পদকে সবচেয়ে অধিক প্রিয় মনে করে না। তখন তিনি বললেনঃ নিশ্চয়ই মানুষের নিজের সম্পদ তা-ই, যা সে (সৎ কাজে ব্যয়ের মাধ্যমে) আগে পাঠিয়েছে। আর সে পিছনে যা রেখে যাবে তা তার ওয়ারিছের মাল।

مجھ سے عمر بن حفص نے بیان کیا، کہا مجھ سے میرے والد نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے اعمش نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ مجھ سے ابراہیم تیمی نے بیان کیا، ان سے حارث بن سوید نے کہ عبداللہ بن مسعود رضی اللہ عنہ نے بیان کیا کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا ”تم میں کون ہے جسے اپنے مال سے زیادہ اپنے وارث کا مال پیارا ہو۔“ صحابہ نے عرض کیا: یا رسول اللہ!

ہم میں کوئی ایسا نہیں جسے مال زیادہ پیارا نہ ہو۔ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا ”پھر اس کا مال وہ ہے جو اس نے ( موت سے ) پہلے ( اللہ کے راستہ میں خرچ ) کیا اور اس کے وارث کا مال وہ ہے جو وہ چھوڑ کر مرا۔“

Telah menceritakan kepadaku ['Umar bin Hafsh] telah menceritakan kepadaku [Ayahku] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Al A'masy] dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepadaku [Ibrahim At Taimi] dari [Al Harits bin Suwaid] dia berkata; [Abdullah] berkata; Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Siapakah diantara kalian yang harta pewarisnya lebih ia cintai daripada hartanya sendiri?"

Mereka menjawab; 'Wahai Rasulullah, tidak ada diantara kami melainkan hartanya lebih ia cintai daripada harta pewarisnya.' Beliau bersabda: 'Hartamu adalah apa yang telah engkau dahulukan sedang harta pewarismu adalah apa yang engkau tangguhkan

Abdullah İbn Mes'ud'un nakline göre Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem: "Hanginize mirasçısının malı, kendi malından daha çok sevimlidir?" diye sordu. Sahabiler "Ya Resulallah! Bizden her bir kişiye muhakkak kendi malı daha sevimlidir!" dediler. Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem: "Çünkü kişinin kendi malı, (ölümünden önce hayır yolunda harcayıp) önden gönderdiği maldır.

Mirasçının malı da (kişinin hayra sarfetmeyip, ölünceye kadar) geri bıraktığı maldır" buyurdu. Fethu'l-Bari Açıklaması: "İnsanın kendi malından (hayır yollarırıa harcayıp) önden gönderdikleri, kendisinindir sözü." Yani insanın şu anda kendisine nispet edilse bile geri bırakmış olduğu mal, varisinin malıdır. Çünkü bu mal, varisine intikal etmesi açısından varise nispet edilir.

Onun hayatında malikine nispet edilmesi hakiki, miras bırakanın hayatında varisine nispet edilmesi mecazi iken, ölümünden sonra hakiki bir isimlendirmedir. "Çünkü onun malı önden gönderdiği maldır." Yani mirasçısına bıraktığı malın aksine hayatında ve öldükten sonra kişiye nispet edilen malıdır. İbn Battal ve başkası şöyle demiştir: Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem'in bu sözü, kişinin ahirette yararlanması için malını Allah'a yakınlaşmaya sebep olan yerlere ve çeşitli iyiliklere önden göndermesi mümkün olanları göndermeye teşvik etmektedir.

Çünkü kişinin geriye bıraktığı her şey, varisinin mülkü haline gelir. Varisi onun bıraktığı malı Allah'a itaatte kullanacak olursa özelolarak sevabını alır. O malı biriktirme ve kimseye vermeme noktasında çileyi çeken de bırakan kişidir. Varis sözkonusu malı Allah'a isyan yolunda harcayacak olursa bu mal -sorumluluğundan kurtulsa bile- yararlanma açısından- ilk malikinden çok uzakta olur.

Sözkonusu anlayış, Hz. Nebi'in Sa'dıa "Varislerini ihtiyaç içinde bırakmaman başkalarına muhtaç bırakmandan daha hayırlıdır" sözü ile çelişmez. Çünkü Sa'd hadisi malının tamamını veya büyük bir kısmını hastalığı esnasında tasadduk eden kimseyle ilgilidir. İbn Mesud'un naklettiği yukarıdaki hadis ise sağlığında ve mala düşkün olduğu bir anda onu tasadduk eden kişi ile ilgilidir

Sahih al-Bukhari 6442, Book 81, To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq), Hadith 31. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) asked his Companions which of them loved the wealth of their heirs, which they would inherit from them after their death, more than the wealth they own in their lifetime.

The Companions replied that there was none among them who did not love his own wealth, which was in his possession and over which he had absolute control, more, because with the wealth that he possessed can fulfill his desires and aspirations. The Prophet then told them that a person's own wealth is that which he spends during his lifetime on righteous deeds, such as Hajj; an endowment fund; building a school, a mosque, or a hospital; or spending on himself and his family.

This indeed is his real wealth, which he will find benefiting him on the Day of Resurrection. As for what he saves during his lifetime and withholds from spending for the sake of Allah, this wealth belongs to his heirs and he has no share in it. There is another Hadīth with a similar meaning that Imām Muslim narrated on the authority of ‘Abdullāh ibn Ash-Shikhkhīr (may Allah be pleased with him).

He said: “I went to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and he was reciting: {Competition in increase of [world benefits] diverted you} [Sūrat At-Takāthur: 1].

Then he said: "The son of Adam says: 'My wealth, my wealth.' Do you, son of Adam, own anything of your wealth except what you eat and consume, or what you wear and wear out, or what you give in charity...?" This Hadīth does not mean that one should spend all his money for the sake of Allah and leave his family poor, to beg from other people.

What is meant is that a person, in as much as he strives to save money for his heirs after him, should also strive to earn rewards that would benefit him in the Hereafter, by spending from the surplus he has after providing for his wife, children, and parents. Spending on them is obligatory on him, if he did not do so, he would be sinful.

The proof for this is the following Hadīth reported by Abu Umāmah (may Allah be pleased with him): “The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘O son of Adam, if you spend the surplus, it is good for you; and if you withhold it, it is evil for you.'" [Muslim]

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍTold me
  3. 3أَبِيTold me
  4. 4Sulayman al-AmashTold us, Successor, died 147 AH
  5. 5Ibrahim ibn YazidTold me, Successor, died 92 AH
  6. 6Al-Harith ibn SuwaydFrom, Successor, died 71 AH

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