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There is no envy except in two cases A man to whom God gave the Qur’an He does it patiently at night and patiently during the day And a man to whom God gave wealth He spends it patiently at night and patiently during the day
لا حسد إلا في اثنتين
رجل آتاه الله القرآن
فهو يقوم به آناة الليل وآناة النهار
ورجل آتاه الله مالا
فهو ينفقه آناة الليل وآناة النهار
The people of Dathur achieved high degrees and eternal bliss He said, “What are you doing?” They said, “They pray as we pray.” They fast as we fast They give charity and we do not give charity They are freed and we are not freed The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said Shall I not teach you something? Through it you realize those who came before you And you will precede those after you And no one will be better than you Except for those who did what you did They said: Yes, O Messenger of God He said: You glorify, praise, and glorify Repeat each prayer thirty-three times So the poor immigrants returned to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace And they said Our brothers who have money heard what we did So they did the same The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said That is the grace of God, which He gives to whomever He wishes
ذهب أهل الدثور بالدرجات العلا والنعيم المقيم
فقال وماذاك
فقالوا يصلون كما نصلي
ويصومون كما نصوم
ويتصدقون ولا نتصدق
ويعتقون ولا نعتق
فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
أفلا أعلمكم شيئا
تدركون به من سبقكم
وتسبقون به من بعدكم
ولا يكون أحد أفضل منكم
إلا من صنع مثل ما صنعتم
قالوا بلى يا رسول الله
قال تسبحون وتحمدون وتكبرون
دبر كل صلاة ثلاثا وثلاثين مرة
فرجع فقراء المهاجرين إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
فقالوا
سمع إخواننا أهل الأموال بما فعلنا
ففعلوا مثله
فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
ذلك فضل الله يؤتيه من يشاء
No soul knows what it will gain tomorrow No soul knows in which land it will die
وما تدري نفس ماذا تكسب غدا
وما تدري نفس بأي أرض تموت
When their time comes, they will not be delayed for an hour, nor will they advance
فإذا جاء أجلهم لا يستأخرون ساعة ولا يستقدمون
Even when death comes to one of them, he says, “Lord, bring me back.” Perhaps I may do good with what I have left behind No, it is a word he said And behind them is an isthmus until the Day they are resurrected If the trumpet is blown, there will be no lineage between them on that day, and they will not be questioned Those whose scales are heavy are the ones who are successful And whoever's scales are light, those are the ones who lost their souls in hell to abide forever Their faces are blazing with fire, and they are burning in it Were not My verses recited to you and you used to deny them?
حتى إذا جاء أحدهم الموت قال رب ارجعون
لعلي أعمل صالحا فيما تركت
كلا إنها كلمة هو قائلها
ومن ورائهم برزخ إلى يوم يبعثون
فإذا نفخ في الصور فلا أنساب بينهم يومئذ ولا يتساءلون
فمن ثقلت موازينه فأولئك هم المفلحون
ومن خفت موازينه فأولئك الذين خسروا أنفسهم في جهنم خالدون
تلفح وجوههم النار وهم فيها كالحون
ألم تكن آياتي تتلى عليكم فكنتم بها تكذبون
What is the right of a Muslim who has something to bequeath? He stays for two nights without having his will written
ما حق امرئ مسلم له شيء يوصي فيه
يبيت ليلتين إلا ووصيته مكتوبة عنده
Oh people Remember God The tremor came Followed by the synonym Death came with what was in it Death came with what was in it I said, O Messenger of God I pray for you more How much I pray for you He said whatever you wanted I said a quarter He said whatever you wanted If you increase, it is better for you I said half He said whatever you wanted If you increase, it is better for you I said two-thirds He said whatever you wanted If you increase, it is better for you I said I give you all my prayers He said if your concern is enough And your sins will be forgiven
يا أيها الناس
اذكروا الله
جاءت الراجفة
تتبعها الرادفة
جاء الموت بما فيه
جاء الموت بما فيه
قلت يا رسول الله
إني أكثر الصلاة عليك
فكم أجعل لك من صلاتي
قال ما شئت
قلت الربع
قال ما شئت
فإن زدت فهو خير لك
قلت فالنصف
قال ما شئت
فإن زدت فهو خير لك
قلت فالثلثين
قال ما شئت
فإن زدت فهو خير لك
قلت أجعل لك صلاتي كلها
قال إذا تكفى همك
ويغفر لك ذنبك
They influence themselves even if they are poor
ويؤثرون على أنفسهم ولو كان بهم خصاصة
And they feed food out of love for Him to the poor, the orphan, and the captive
ويطعمون الطعام على حبه مسكينا ويتيما وأسيرا
God was amazed at what you did to your guest tonight
لقد عجب الله من صنيعكما بضيفكم الليلة
The food of two is sufficient for three, and the food of three is sufficient for four
طعام الاثنين كاف الثلاثة وطعام الثلاثة كاف الأربعة
The food of one sustains two, the food of two sustains four, and the food of four sustains eight
طعام الواحد يكفل اثنين وطعام الاثنين يكفل أربعة وطعام الأربعة يكفل ثمانية
Whoever has surplus food, let him give it to the one who has no food, and whoever has surplus food, let him give it to the one who has no food.
من كان معه فضل ظهر فليعد به على من لا ظهر له ومن كان له فضل من زاد فليعد به على من لا زاد له
In this regard, let the competitors compete
وفي ذلك فليتنافس المتنافسون
And whatever you spend, He will replace it.
وَمَا أَنْفَقْتُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ
There is no envy except for two cases A man to whom God has given wealth So he led him to destroy him in the truth And a man to whom God gave his wisdom He decrees it and teaches it
لا حسد إلا فيثنتين
رجل آتاه الله مالا
فسلطه على هلكته في الحق
ورجل آتاه الله حكمه
فهو يقضي بها ويعلمها
Which of you has the wealth of his heir more beloved to him than his own wealth? They said, O Messenger of God There is no one among us whose wealth is more beloved to him He said, “His money is what he gave.” And the wealth of his heir is whatever else
أيكم مال وارثه أحب إليه من ماله
قالوا يا رسول الله
ما منا أحد إلا ماله أحب إليه
قال فإن ماله ما قدم
ومال وارثه ما أخر
Beware of Hell, even if it is half a date
اتقوا النار ولو بشق تمره
Spend, son of Adam He spends on you
أنفق يا ابن آدم
ينفق عليك
That is, Islam is good He said You feed the food And you say hello to those you know and those you do not know
أي الإسلام خير
قال
تطعم الطعام
وتقرأ السلام على من عرفت ومن لم تعرف
Forty strands The highest one is Maniha Al-Anz No worker works with a characteristic of it in the hope of its reward and the fulfillment of its promises Except that God Almighty will admit him to Paradise
أربعون خصلة
أعلاها منيحة العنز
ما من عامل يعمل بخصلة منها رجاء ثوابها وتصديق موعودها
إلا أدخله الله تعالى بها الجنة
Oh son of Adam If you give credit, it will be better for you If you hold on to it, it is bad for you And don't blame me for subsistence And start with those you depend on The upper hand is better than the lower hand
يا ابن آدم
إنك إن تبذل الفضل خير لك
وإن تمسكه شر لك
ولا تلام على كفاف
وابدأ بمن تعول
واليد العليا خير من اليد السفلا
O Messenger of God Other than these, they were more deserving of it than them He said They chose me to ask me about obscenity Or they are stingy with me I am not stingy
يا رسول الله
لغير هؤلاء كانوا أحق به منهم
قال
إنهم خيروني أن يسألوني بالفحش
أو يبخلوني
ولست بباخل
They insisted on asking me because of their weak faith Due to their situation, they resorted to me asking about obscenity Or attribute me to stinginess
إنهم ألحوا علي في السؤال لضعف إيمانهم
وألجأوني بمقتضى حالهم إلى السؤال بالفحش
أو نسبتي إلى البخل
Give me my robe If I had the number of these members, I would be blessed To divide it among you Then you will not find me stingy, a liar, or a coward
أعطوني ردائي
فلو كان لي عدد هذه العضاه نعما
لقسمته بينكم
ثم لا تجدوني بخيلا ولا كذابا ولا جبانا
I will tell you a story, so memorize it He said, “The world is for four people.” A servant whom God blessed with wealth and knowledge He fears his Lord And there is mercy in it God knows what is true about him This is the best house And a servant whom God granted knowledge It did not provide him with money He is sincere, my intention is to say If I had money, I would do the work of so-and-so It is his structure His reward is nothing but And a servant whom God blessed with wealth He was not blessed with knowledge He wastes his money without knowing it He does not fear his Lord And there is no mercy in him God does not really know about it This is the worst of homes And a servant whom God did not grant money or knowledge He says If I had money, I would do the work of so-and-so It is his structure Fozrah is nothing but
وأوحدثكم حديثا فاحفظوه
قال إنما الدنيا لأربعة نفر
عبد رزقه الله مالا وعلما
فهو يتقي فيه ربه
ويصل فيه رحمة
ويعلم لله فيه حقا
فهذا بأفضل المنازل
وعبد رزقه الله علما
ولم يرزقه مالا
فهو صادق نيتي يقول
لو أن لي مالا لعملت بعمل فلان
فهو بنيته
فأجره ما سوى
وعبد رزقه الله مالا
ولم يرزقه علما
فهو يخبط في ماله بغير علم
لا يتقي فيه ربه
ولا يصل فيه رحمة
ولا يعلم لله فيه حقا
فهذا بأخبث المنازل
وعبد لم يرزقه الله مالا ولا علما
فهو يقول
لو أن لي مالا لعملت فيه بعمل فلان
فهو بنيته
فوزره ما سوى
The matter will continue with one of you until he meets God Almighty and there is not a speck of flesh on his face
لا تزال المسألة بأحدكم حتى يلقى الله تعالى وليس في وجهه مزعة لحم
The upper hand is better than the lower hand The upper hand is the spender and the lower hand is the beggar
اليد العليا خير من اليد السفلا
اليد العليا هي المنفقة والسفلا هي السائلة
Whoever asks people for more is asking for burning coal Let them be independent or let them increase
من سأل الناس تكثر فإنما يسأل جمرا
فليستقلا أو ليستكثر
The matter is a matter that causes a man to suffer Unless a man asks an authority Or something inevitable
إن المسألة كد يكد بها الرجل وجهه
إلا أن يسأل الرجل سلطانا
أو في أمر لا بد منه
Whoever is afflicted with poverty So he sent it down to the people It did not fill his gap And who revealed it in God? God will provide him with provision sooner or later
من أصابته فاقة
فأنزلها بالناس
لم تسد فاقته
ومن أنزلها بالله
فيوشك الله له برزق عاجل أو آجل
Who can guarantee that people will not ask anything? And I guarantee him paradise So I said, “I am.” He did not ask anyone anything
من تكفل لي أن لا يسأل الناس شيئا
وأتكفل له بالجنة
فقلت أنا
فكان لا يسأل أحدا شيئا
Stay until charity comes to us We will order it for you Then he said What a fool The issue can only be solved by one of three people Man carrying a sling So the matter was resolved for him until he solved it and then stopped A man was struck by a pandemic that ravaged his property So the matter was solved for him so that he could gain enough livelihood Or he said A payment for livelihood And a man was struck by poverty Until three pilgrims from his people said So-and-so has been struck with poverty So the matter was solved for him so that he could gain enough livelihood Or he said A payment for livelihood What else is the matter, O Qabisa, you have made a mistake? Its owner eats it foolishly
أقم حتى تأتينا الصدقة
فنأمر لك بها
ثم قال
يا قبيصة
إن المسألة لا تحل إلا لأحد ثلاثة
رجل تحمل حمالة
فحلت له المسألة حتى يصيبها ثم يمسك
ورجل أصابته جائحة نجتاحت مالة
فحلت له المسألة حتى يصيب قواما من عيش
أو قال
سدادا من عيش
ورجل أصابته فاقة
حتى يقول ثلاثة من ذوي الحجا من قومه
لقد أصابت فلان فاقة
فحلت له المسألة حتى يصيب قواما من عيش
أو قال
سدادا من عيش
فما سواهن من المسألة يا قبيصة سحت
يأكلها صاحبها سحتا
Not the poor person who wanders around people One bite and two bites return him And the dates and the two dates But the poor person who does not find anything to enrich him He does not notice it and gives it in charity He does not stand up and ask people
ليس المسكين الذي يطوف على الناس
ترده اللقمة واللقمتان
والتمرة والتمرتان
ولكن المسكين الذي لا يجد غناً يغنيه
ولا يفطن له فيتصدق عليه
ولا يقوم فيسأل الناس
Give him someone who is poorer than me And he said Take it If any of this money comes to you You are neither honorable nor questionable Thigh it and feed it If you want it all If you want, believe it And money Do not follow him yourself
أعطه من هو أفقر إليه مني
فقال
خذه
إذا جاءك من هذا المال شيء
وأنت غير مشرف ولا سائل
فخذه فتموله
فإن شئت كله
وإن شئت تصدق به
ومالا
فلا تتبعه نفسك
Because one of you takes his pregnant woman Then comes the mountain He brings a bundle of firewood He brings a bundle of firewood on his back and sells it May God protect him from it It is better for him than asking people They gave it or withheld it
لأن يأخذ أحدكم أحبله
ثم يأتي الجبل
فيأتي بحزمة من حطب
فيأتي بحزمة من حطب
على ظهره فيبيعها
فيكف الله بها وجهه
خير له من أن يسأل الناس
أعطوه أو منعوه
Because one of you carries a bundle of wood on his back It is better for him than to ask anyone He gives it or withholds it
لأن يحتطب أحدكم حزمة على ظهره
خير له من أن يسأل أحدا
فيعطيه أو يمنعه
David, peace be upon him, would only eat food that he made with his own hands
كان داوود عليه السلام لا يأكل إلا من عمل يده
Zechariah, peace be upon him, was a carpenter
كان زكريا عليه السلام نجارا
ما أكل أحد طعاما قط خيرا من أن يأكل من عمل يده وإن نبي الله داوود صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يأكل من عمل يده
There is no living creature on earth except that God provides for it
وما من دابة في الأرض إلا على الله رزقها
Richness is not the abundance of Arabs, but richness is the richness of the soul
ليس الغنا عن كثرة العرب ولكن الغنى غنى النفس
O Wise One, this money is green and sweet. Whoever takes it with a generous soul will be blessed with it, and whoever takes it with a generous soul will not be blessed with it, as if you are the one who eats and is not satisfied, and the upper hand is better than the lower hand.
يا حكيم إن هذا المال خضر حلو فمن أخذه بسخاوة نفس بورك له فيه ومن أخذه بإشراف نفس لم يبارك له فيه وكانك الذي يأكل ولا يشبع واليد العليا خير من اليد السفلا
O community of Muslims, I bear witness to a wise man that I am offering him his right that God has apportioned to him in this millennium, but he refuses to take it.
يا معشر المسلمين أشهدكم على حكيم أني أعرض عليه حقه الذي قسمه الله له في هذا الفي فيأبى أن يأخذه
Now, by God, I give to a man and I pray to a man, and the one I pray to is dearer to me than the one I give, but I only give to some people because of the anxiety and panic I see in their hearts, and some people because of what God has placed in their hearts of wealth and goodness. Among them is Omar bin Taghlib.
أما بعد فوالله إني لأعطي الرجل وأدعو الرجل والذي أدعو أحب إلي من الذي أعطي ولكني إنما أعطي أقواما لما أرى في قلوبهم من الجزع والهلع وأكل أقواما إلى ما جعل الله في قلوبهم من الغنى والخير منهم عمر بن تغلب
The upper hand is better than the lower hand. Begin with the one you support. The best is charity from the back of wealth. Whoever is chaste, God will pardon him. Whoever is self-sufficient, God will enrich him.
اليد العليا خير من اليد السفلا وأبدأ بمن تعول وخير الصدقة عن ظهر غنى ومن يستعفف يُعفَّه الله ومن يستغني يُغنِه الله
Do not be hasty in asking, for by God, none of you will ask me for anything, and his asking will take something from me for him, and I will hate him, so he will bless him for what I have given him.
لا تلحفوا في المسألة فوالله لا يسألني أحد منكم شيئا فتخرج له مسألته مني شيئا وأنا له كاره فيبارك له فيما أعطيته
So whoever pledges allegiance to you, he said that you worship God and do not associate anything with Him, and the five daily prayers, and you obey, and honorable and hidden families, and do not ask people for anything.
فعلى من بايعك قال على أن تعبد الله ولا تشركوا به شيئا والصلوات الخمس وتطيعوا وأسر كريمة خفية ولا تسألوا الناس شيئا
Eat this and be calmed, for the people are afflicted with famine
كلي هذا وأهدي فإن الناس أصابتهم مجاعة
If you knew what you have with God Almighty, you would love to increase in poverty and need
لو تعلمون ما لكم عند الله تعالى لأحببتم أن تزدادوا فاقة وحاجة
No human being fills a vessel worse than his stomach, according to the son of Adam, foods that strengthen his core, and if it is unavoidable, then a third is for his food, a third for his drink, and a third for his soul.
ما ملأ آدمي وعاءً شراً من بطنه بحسب ابن آدم أكلات يقمن صلبه فإن كان لا محالة فثلث لطعامه وثلث لشرابه وثلث لنفسه
Don't you hear, don't you hear, that immorality is from faith, that immorality is from faith
ألا تسمعون ألا تسمعون إن البذاذة من الإيمان إن البذاذة من الإيمان
It is a provision that God has provided for you. Do you have any of its meat to feed us?
هو رزق أخرجه الله لكم فهل معكم من لحمه شيء فتطعمونا
If you are on a journey and do not find a scribe, then the pledge will be accepted
وإن كنتم على سفر ولم تجدوا كاتبا فرهان مقبوضة
The family of Muhammad does not have a single sa' or an evening, and they are nine verses
ما أصبح لآل محمد صاع ولا أمسى وإنهم لتسعة أبيات
O son of Adam, if you give away your bounty, it is good for you, and if you retain it, it is bad for you. Do not be blamed for subsistence, and start with those you support
يابن آدم إنك إن تبذل الفضل خير لك وإن تمسكه شر لك ولا تلام على كفاف وابدأ بمن تعول
Whoever among you wakes up safe in his secret, healthy in his body, and has the sustenance for his day, it is as if the world had been completely occupied for him.
من أصبح منكم آمنا في سر به معافا في جسده عنده قوت يومه فكأنما حيزت له الدنيا بحذافيرها
He who converted to Islam has succeeded and his livelihood is sufficient, and God has blessed him with what He has given him
قد أفلح من أسلم وكان رزقه كفافا وقد نعه الله بما آتاه
Blessed is he who is guided to Islam and whose livelihood is sufficient and content
طوبا لمن هدي إلى الإسلام وكان عيشه كفافا وقنع
The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, was arrested in these two cases
قبض رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في هذين