Riyad as-Salihin, 472
An-Nu'man bin Bashir (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
'Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) spoke at length regarding the worldly prosperity that people had achieved and said: "I saw that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would pass his days in hunger and could not get even degraded dates to fill his stomach". <b>[Muslim]</b>.
وعن النعمان بن بشير، رضي الله عنهما، قال: ذكر عمر ابن الخطاب، رضي الله عنه، ما أصاب الناس من الدنيا، فقال: لقد رأيت رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، يظل اليوم يتلوى ما يجد من الدقل ما يملأ به بطنه. ((رواه مسلم)). الدقل بفتح الدال المهملة والقاف: ردئ التمر.
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- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 472
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) A person’s condition in this world is not a true measure of his status in the sight of Allah. A case in point is the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), the noblest of all people, who would go to sleep while suffering hunger.<br>
2) The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) led an ascetic life and endured hunger, preferring the Hereafter over the life of this world.