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if his feet were covered, his head became exposed. Then Allah spread out for us of this world what He has spread out—or he said, “We have been given of this world what we have been given”—and we fear that our good deeds have been brought forward for us (1). He then began to weep until he left the food untouched. Reported by al-Bukhari.

460 – Abu Umamah Ṣuday ibn ʿAjlan al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Nothing is more beloved to Allah Most High than two drops and two traces: a drop of tears shed out of fear of Allah, and a drop of blood spilled in the path of Allah. As for the two traces: a scar sustained in the path of Allah Most High, and a mark left by fulfilling one of the prescribed duties of Allah Most High.” Recorded by al-Tirmidhi, who said: This is a good (ḥasan) hadith.

There are many reports on this topic, among them the hadith of al-ʿIrbad ibn Sariyah (may Allah be pleased with him): “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave us an admonition that caused hearts to tremble and eyes to overflow with tears (2).” It has already been cited in the chapter prohibiting innovations.

55 – Chapter: The virtue of renouncing the world, urging restraint in it, and the excellence of poverty

Allah the Exalted says: “The likeness of the life of this world is only as water We send down from the sky; the vegetation of the earth mingles with it, from which people and livestock eat, until, when the earth has taken on its finery and is beautified…” (Yunus 24).

(1) That is: “Bring its recompense to us now; do not advance what has been reserved for later.” (2) Wajilat, from wajal, means “became frightened,” and dharafat means “shed tears.” The full hadith was given earlier under no. 161. [The author also cited it in the chapter “Prohibition of Innovations,” hadith 175, and in “Admonition and Moderation in It,” hadith 707.] (3) That is: its joy produced by vegetation; izzayyanat means “became adorned” with blossom; qadiruna alayha means “fully able to gather its fruits”; ataha amruna, “Our command,” refers to Our punishment; fajaalnaha denotes its crops; hasidan means “like a field reaped with sickles”; ka-an lam taghn bil-ams means “as though it had never been there the day before.”

عُطِّيَ بِهَا رِجْلَاهُ بَدَا رَأْسُهُ ، ثُمَّ بَسَطَ لَنَا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا مَا بَسَطَ - أَوْ قَالَ أُعْطِيْنَا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا مَا أُعْطِيْنَا - قَدْ خَشِينَا أَنْ تَكُونَ حَسَنَاتُنَا عُجِّلَتْ لَنَا (١) ، ثُمَّ جَعَلَ يَبْكِي حَتَّى تَرَكَ الطَّعَامَ . رواه البخاري . ٤٦٠ - وعن أبي أمامة صُدَيِّ بن عجلان الباهلي رضي الله عنه عن النبي ﷺ قال : « لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى مِنْ قَطْرَتَيْنِ وَأَثَرَيْنِ : قَطْرَةُ دُمُوعٍ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ ، وَقَطْرَةُ دَمٍ تُهْرَقُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ . وَأَمَّا الْأَثَرَانِ : فَأَثَرٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى ، وَأَثَرٌ فِي فَرِيضَةٍ مِنْ فَرَائِضِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى » رواه الترمذي وقال : حديث حسن . وفي الباب أحاديث كثيرة منها : حديث العرباض بن سارية رضي الله عنه قال : وعظنا رسول الله ﷺ مَوْعِظَةً وَجَلَتْ مِنْهَا الْقُلُوبُ وَذَرَفَتْ (٢) مِنْهَا الْعُيُونُ . وقد سبق في باب النهي عن البدع . ٥٥ - باب فضل الزهد في الدنيا والحث على التقلل منها وفضل الفقر قال الله تعالى : ﴿ إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا كَمَاءٍ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِهِ نَبَاتُ الْأَرْضِ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ النَّاسُ وَالْأَنْعَامُ حَتَّى إِذَا أَخَذَتِ الْأَرْضُ زُخْرُفَهَا (٣) وَأَزْيَنَتْ

(١) أي : عجل لنا جزاؤها فلا تقدم على جزاء مدخر . (٢) ( وجلت ) من الوجل : الفزع . و( ذرفت ) أي : دمعت . وتقدم الحديث بتمامه برقم (١٦١) . [ وقد أشار إليه المؤلف في باب النهي عن البدع - حديث ١٧٥ - ثم في باب الوعظ والاقتصاد فيه - حديث ٧٠٧ ] . (٣) أي : بهجتها بالنبات . و( ازينت ) بالزهر . و( قادرون عليها ) أي : متمكنون من تحصيل ثمارها . ( أتاها أمرنا ) : عذابنا . ( فجعلناها ) أي : زرعها . ( حصيداً ) أي : كالمحصود بالمناجل . ( كأن لم تغن بالأمس ) أي : لم تكن بالأمس