Riyad as-Salihin, 468
Abu Hurairah (May allah be pleased with him) reported:
I saw seventy of the people of the Suffah and none of them had a cloak. They had either a lower garment or a blanket which they suspended from their necks. Some (cloaks) reached halfway down to the legs and some to the ankles; and the man would manage to keep it in his hand to avoid exposing his private parts. <b>[Al- Bukhari]</b>.
وعنه، رضي الله عنه، قال: لقد رأيت سبعين من أهل الصفة، ما منهم رجل عليه رداء، إما إزار وأما كساء، قد ربطوا في أعناقهم، فمنها ما يبلغ نصف الساقين، ومنها ما يبلغ الكعبين، فيجمعه بيده كراهية أن ترى عورته” ((رواه البخاري)).
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- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 468
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) The leading figures of this Ummah would mostly have little worldly possessions, and they include the people of the Suffah from among the Prophet’s Companions.<br>
2) Poverty does not prevent a person from being diligent in doing good. In fact, at the hands of those ascetic Companions, countries and people’s hearts were opened to Islam. So, do not be sad, O poor and patient Muslim!<br>
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<b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br>
The people of the Suffah: They are the guests of Islam from among the poor Companions. They used to take shelter in an area at the back of the Prophet’s mosque known as Suffah.