Riyad as-Salihin, 26

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that:

Certain people of the Ansar asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he gave them; then they again asked him and he gave them until all what he possessed was exhausted. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whatever wealth I have, I will not withhold from you. Whosoever would be chaste and modest; Allah will keep him chaste and modest and whosoever would seek self-sufficiency, Allah will make him self-sufficient; and whosoever would be patient, Allah will give him patience, and no one is granted a gift better and more comprehensive than patience". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن أبي سعيد سعد بن مالك بن سنان الخدري رضي الله عنهما‏:‏ ‏"‏أن ناساً من الأنصار سألوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فأعطاهم، ثم سألوه فأعطاهم ، حتى نفد ما عنده، فقال لهم حين أنفق كل شيء بيده ‏:‏ ‏"‏ما يكن عندي من خير فلن أدخره عنكم ، ومن يستعفف يعفه الله، ومن يستغن يغنه الله، ومن يتصبر يصبره الله‏.‏ وما أعطي أحد عطاءً خيراً وأوسع من الصبر‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

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In-Book Reference: Introduction, Hadith 26

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadith: 1) When the servant refrains from unlawful deeds, Allah, Exlated and Glorified, will grant him virtuousness and protect him and his relatives from such unlawful deeds and their allure. 2) When the servant suffices himself with what Allah gives him rather than beg people for what they have, Allah will make him needless of people and aid him in keeping his integrity intact without having to beg. 3) One of the best blessings the servant is granted is to have patience in all his affairs.

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