300 hadith
Three men came to Abdullah bin Amr bin As while I was with him and said, "Abu Muhammad, by Allah, we have nothing at all, no provisions, no riding animal, no goods." He replied, "Whatever you wish. If you like, you may come back to us and…
مسلم 7463SahihHe said, "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the early part of the day when a group of people came to him, barefoot, nearly naked, wearing striped woolen garments or cloaks, with swords slung over their shoulders. Most of them, indeed…
الأعظمي 13146SahihWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the early part of the day when a group of people came to him, barefoot and nearly naked, wrapped in striped cloaks or woolen garments, with swords slung across their shoulders. Most of them, in fact…
الأعظمي 13526SahihHe complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about his poverty, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Be patient, Abu Saeed, for poverty comes more swiftly to those of you who love me than a torrent rushing down from the top of a valley or from…
أحمد 11379DaifWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the early part of the day when a group of people came to him, barefoot and nearly naked, draped in striped woolen cloaks, or simply in cloaks, with swords slung over their shoulders. Most of them,…
الأعظمي 4043SahihI heard Abdullah bin Amr bin As when a man asked him, "Are we not among the poor of the Muhajirin?" Abdullah said to him, "Do you have a wife to whom you return?" The man replied, "Yes." Abdullah asked, "Do you have a dwelling in which you…
الأعظمي 15276SahihJurayy reported, I heard Abdullah bin Amr bin As when a man asked him, "Are we not among the poor of the Emigrants?" Abdullah said to him, "Do you have a wife with whom you take shelter?" The man said, "Yes." Abdullah asked, "Do you have a…
الأعظمي 10055SahihWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the early part of the day when a group of people came to him, barefoot and nearly naked, wrapped in striped woolen garments or cloaks, with swords slung over their shoulders. Most of them were from…
أحمد 19174SahihWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the early part of the day when a group of people came to him, barefoot and nearly naked, wrapped in striped woolen cloaks or simple garments, with swords slung across their shoulders. Most of them,…
مسلم 2351SahihWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the early part of the day when a group of people came, naked, barefoot, with swords slung over their shoulders. Most of them, indeed all of them, were from Mudar. The face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
النسائي 2555SahihI was walking with the Prophet ﷺ one evening through the lava field of Madinah when Mount Uhud came into view. He said, "Abu Dharr, I would not wish to have gold the size of Uhud and let one night, or three nights, pass with a single Dinar…
الأعظمي 14627SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was sitting in the shade of the Kaabah. I came forward, and when he saw me he said, "By the Lord of the Kaabah, they are the losers." I sat down, but I could not stay still, so I rose and went to him and asked, "Who are they,…
أحمد 21412SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The most enviable of my friends to me is a believer with few possessions, who has a portion of prayer, who worships his Lord well and obeys Him in secret, who is obscure among people so that fingers are not pointed at…
الترمذي 2347DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man from among those who came before you was called to account, and no good was found in his record except that he used to deal with people, and being a man of wealth, he would instruct his servants to be…
مسلم 3997SahihAbu Dharr said, "I was walking with the Prophet ﷺ in the lava plain of Medina when Mount Uhud came into view before us." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Abu Dharr?" I replied, "At your service, Messenger of Allah." He said, "It would not please me to…
الأعظمي 12463SahihA man said to the Prophet ﷺ, "Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I truly love you." He replied, "Consider carefully what you are saying." The man said, "By Allah, I truly love you." He replied again, "Consider carefully what you are saying." The…
الترمذي 2350DaifI came in to see Muawiya, and he said, "What a pleasant surprise to have you, Abu so-and-so." This is an expression the Arabs use. I said, "I have come to tell you a hadith I heard. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever is placed…
أبو داود 2948HasanA man from the Ansar was in need, so his family told him, "Go to the Prophet ﷺ and ask him for help." He came to him while he was delivering a sermon, and the Prophet ﷺ was saying, "Whoever seeks chastity, Allah will keep him chaste.…
أحمد 10989SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, and it was also narrated to us through this same chain that the Prophet ﷺ said, "My Lord [[r4]] offered to turn the valley of Makkah into gold for me, but I said, 'No, my Lord. Rather let me be full one day and hungry…
أحمد 22190DaifI came to the Prophet ﷺ wearing a shabby garment. He asked, "Do you have any wealth?" I replied, "Yes." He asked, "What kind of wealth?" I said, "Allah has given me camels, sheep, horses, and slaves." He said, "When Allah gives you wealth,…
أبو داود 4063SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Abu Dharr, do you think that abundance of wealth is true richness?" I said, "Yes, Messenger of Allah." He said, "And do you think that scarcity of wealth is true poverty?" I said, "Yes, Messenger of Allah."…
الأعظمي 15071SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us while we were discussing poverty and our fear of it. He said, "Is it poverty that you fear? By the One in whose hand is my soul, the world will surely be poured upon you in abundance, so much so that…
ابن ماجه 5HasanI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "The poor among the emigrants will precede the wealthy by forty years in entering Paradise on the Day of Resurrection." Abdullah then said, "If you wish, we will give you something from what we have,…
أحمد 6578SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah the Exalted says, 'My servants, all of you are astray except those I have guided, so ask Me for guidance and I will guide you. All of you are poor except those I have enriched, so ask Me and I will…
الترمذي 2495HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty." A man asked, "Are the two equal?" He replied, "Yes."
النسائي 5487DaifMy beloved friend ﷺ commanded me with seven things. He commanded me to love the poor and to be close to them. He commanded me to look at those who are below me and not to look at those who are above me. He commanded me to maintain ties of…
أحمد 21415SahihThe Prophet ﷺ reported from his Lord [[r5]] that He said, "My servants, I have forbidden injustice for Myself and made it forbidden among you, so do not wrong one another. My servants, all of you are astray except those whom I have guided,…
الأعظمي 14894SahihI heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "If you were to truly rely upon Allah as He deserves to be relied upon, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds. They set out in the morning with empty stomachs and return in the evening with full…
أحمد 370SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The angels received the soul of a man from those who came before you. They asked him, 'Did you do any good?' He replied, 'No.' They said, 'Try to remember.' He said, 'I used to lend money to people, and I…
مسلم 3993SahihHe heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "There are three things about which I swear an oath, and I will tell you a saying, so memorize it." He said, "No servant's wealth has ever decreased because of charity. No servant has ever endured an…
الأعظمي 4024HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw me wearing tattered clothes and asked, "Do you have any wealth?" I replied, "Yes." He asked, "What kind of wealth?" I said, "Every kind. Allah [[r4]] has given me sheep and camels." He said, "Then let the…
أحمد 15887SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever is struck by hardship and brings his need to people, his need will not be relieved. But whoever brings it to Allah [[r4]], Allah will soon grant him sufficiency, either through a swift end or swift…
أحمد 3869HasanI came to the Prophet ﷺ wearing shabby clothing. He asked, "Do you have any wealth?" I replied, "Yes." He asked, "What kind of wealth?" I said, "Allah has given me camels, sheep, horses, and slaves." He said, "When Allah gives you wealth,…
الأعظمي 15297SahihI came in to see Muawiya, and he said, "What a pleasant surprise to have you here, Abu so-and-so." This is an expression the Arabs use. I said, "I have come to tell you a hadith I heard. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whomever Allah…
الأعظمي 7602SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "If you were to truly rely upon Allah as He deserves to be relied upon, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds. Do you not see that they leave hungry in the morning and return with full…
أحمد 373SahihThe Prophet ﷺ reported, narrating from his Lord [[r5]], that He said, "My servants, I have forbidden injustice for Myself and have made it forbidden among you, so do not wrong one another. My servants, all of you are astray except those I…
مسلم 6572SahihHis father came to the Prophet ﷺ looking unkempt and disheveled. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "Do you have any wealth?" He replied, "Allah [[r4]] has given me wealth of every kind." The Prophet ﷺ said, "When Allah [[r4]] bestows a…
أحمد 15892SahihMy beloved friend ﷺ commanded me with seven things. He commanded me to love the poor and to draw near to them. He commanded me to look at those below me and not at those above me. He commanded me to maintain ties of kinship even when…
الأعظمي 12259SahihHis family complained to him of their need, so he went out to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to ask him for something on their behalf. He found him on the pulpit, saying, "People, the time has come for you to do without asking. Whoever seeks…
الأعظمي 4203HasanHe came to the Prophet ﷺ wearing a shabby garment, and the Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Do you have any wealth?" He replied, "Yes, every kind of wealth." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "What kind of wealth?" He answered, "Allah has given me camels, sheep,…
النسائي 5226SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us while we were speaking of poverty and expressing our fear of it. He said, "Is it poverty that you fear? By the One in whose hand is my soul, the world will be poured out upon you in abundance, so much…
الأعظمي 15668HasanI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "If you were to rely upon Allah with the reliance He deserves, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds. They go out hungry in the morning and return full in the evening."
ابن ماجه 4164HasanHis grandfather, who was a Companion, reported that he once set out to visit one of his brothers. Word reached him along the way that the man had fallen ill. He entered upon him and said, "I have come to you as a visitor, as one calling on…
أحمد 22338DaifZayd bin Thabit came out from Marwan's presence at midday. I said to myself, "He must have summoned him at this hour only to ask about something." So I asked him, and he replied, "He asked us about things we heard from the Messenger of…
ابن ماجه 4105SahihI came in to see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he noticed that I was in a shabby condition. The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Do you have any wealth?" I replied, "Yes, Allah has given me wealth of every kind." He said, "If you have wealth, then let it…
النسائي 5296SahihHudhayfah and Abu Masud met, and Hudhayfah said, "A man met his Lord, and Allah asked him, 'What have you done?' The man replied, 'I have done no good except that I was a man of wealth, and I used to lend to people. I would accept payment…
مسلم 3994SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If you were to truly rely upon Allah as He deserves to be relied upon, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds. They go out in the morning with empty stomachs and return in the evening with full…
الأعظمي 15127SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Wretched is the slave of the Dinar, the dirham, the velvet cloak, and the embroidered garment. If he is given, he is pleased, and if he is not given, he is displeased."
الأعظمي 15265SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no one, rich or poor, who will not wish on the Day of Resurrection that he had been given only the bare sustenance in this world."
أحمد 12710DaifA man came to Umar to ask him for something. Umar began to look at the man's head one moment, and at his feet another, to see if he showed any sign of poverty. Then Umar asked him, "How much wealth do you have?" The man replied, "Forty…
الأعظمي 15261SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no rich person nor poor person who will not wish on the Day of Resurrection that he had been given only the bare sustenance from this world."
ابن ماجه 4140DaifI said to him, "Uncle, if you took your servant's cloak and gave him your maafiri garment, and took his maafiri and gave him your cloak, then you would have a full outfit and he would have a full outfit too." He stroked my head and said,…
مسلم 7513SahihI was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he noticed that my clothes were shabby. He asked, "Do you have any wealth?" I replied, "Yes, Messenger of Allah, of every kind." He said, "When Allah gives you wealth, let its effect be seen…
النسائي 5225SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "There are three matters about which I swear an oath, and I will tell you something so memorize it well." "As for the three I swear about, no servant's wealth is ever decreased by giving charity, no…
الأعظمي 15269HasanI said, "Messenger of Allah, what about a man I pass by who does not host me or extend hospitality to me, then he passes by me. Should I repay him in kind?" He replied, "No, show him hospitality." He noticed that I was shabbily dressed and…
أحمد 17231SahihThe Prophet ﷺ reported from his Lord [[r5]] that He said: "My servants, I have forbidden injustice for Myself and have made it forbidden among you, so do not wrong one another. My servants, all of you are astray except those whom I have…
الأعظمي 11408SahihHe heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "There are three things I swear to, and I will tell you something, so memorize it." He said, "No servant's wealth has ever decreased due to charity, nor has any servant endured a wrong with patience…
الترمذي 2325SahihHe heard the Prophet of Allah ﷺ say, "If you were to rely upon Allah with true reliance, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds. They set out in the morning with empty bellies and return in the evening with full ones."
أحمد 205SahihA man came to Umar to ask him for something, and Umar kept looking at his head and then at his feet, checking whether he showed any signs of poverty. Then Umar asked him, "How much wealth do you have?" The man replied, "Forty camels." Ibn…
أحمد 21111SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "There are three things I swear by, and I will tell you something else, so memorize it. As for the three things I swear by, no servant's wealth is ever decreased by charity, no servant is wronged and…
أحمد 18031Hasan