Riyad al-Salihin - Al-Nawawi - (1/223)

Riyad al-SalihinAl-Nawawi

461 – ʿAmr ibn ʿAwf al-Anṣārī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dispatched Abū ʿUbaydah ibn al-Jarrāḥ (may Allah be pleased with him) to Bahrain (1) to collect its jizya. He returned with a sum of money from Bahrain. When the Anṣār heard of Abū ʿUbaydah’s arrival, they attended the dawn prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Once the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had concluded the prayer and turned to leave, they placed themselves in his path. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled when he saw them and said, “I take it you have heard that Abū ʿUbaydah has brought something from Bahrain?” They replied, “Indeed, O Messenger of Allah.” He said, “Rejoice and hope for what will gladden you. By Allah, it is not poverty that I fear for you; rather, I fear that the world will be spread out before you as it was spread out before those who came before you. You will then vie with one another for it as they vied for it, and it will destroy you just as it destroyed them.” Agreed upon.

462 – Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat upon the pulpit while we sat around him and declared, “Among the things I fear most for you after I am gone is that the blossom of the world (3) and its finery should be opened up for you.” Agreed upon.

463 – He (Abū Saʿīd) also reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “This world is sweet and lush, and Allah the Exalted is making you successive stewards therein to see how you act. So beware of the world and beware of women.” Related by Muslim.

464 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “O Allah, there is no life worth living except the life of the Hereafter.” Agreed upon.

465 – He (Anas) also related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Three things follow the deceased: his family, his wealth, and his deeds. Two return and one remains: his family and his wealth return, while his deeds stay with him.” Agreed upon.

466 – He further said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ declared, “On the Day of Resurrection the person who enjoyed the greatest comfort in the world among the inhabitants of Hell will be brought….”

(1) A collective term for the lands on the coast of the Indian Sea between Basra and Oman, as stated in Muʿjam al-Buldan. (2) That is: yes. (3) That is: its adornment and splendor.

٤٦١ - عن عمرو بن عوف الأنصاري رضي الله عنه ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْجَرَّاحِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، إِلَى الْبَحْرَيْنِ (١) يَأْتِي بِجِزْيَتِهَا ، فَقَدِمَ بِمَالٍ مِنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ ، فَسَمِعَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ بِقُدُومِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ ، فَوَافَوْا صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، أَنْصَرَفَ ، فَتَعَرَّضُوا لَهُ ، فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ رَآهُمْ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : « أَظُنُّكُمْ سَمِعْتُمْ أَنَّ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ قَدِمَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ » ؟ فَقَالُوا : أَجَلْ (٢) يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَقَالَ : « أَبْشِرُوا وَأَمِّلُوا مَا يَسُرُّكُمْ ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا الْفَقْرُ أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ ، وَلَكِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ تُبْسَطَ الدُّنْيَا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَا بُسِطَتْ عَلَى مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ ، فَتَنَافَسُوهَا كَمَا تَنَافَسُوهَا ، فَتُهْلِكَكُمْ كَمَا أَهْلَكَتْهُمْ » مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . ٤٦٢ - وعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال : جلس رسول الله ﷺ ، عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ، وَجَلَسْنَا حَوْلَهُ ، فَقَالَ : « إِنَّ مِمَّا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِي مَا يُفْتَحُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الدُّنْيَا (٣) وَزِينَتِهَا » مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . ٤٦٣ - وعنه أن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا حُلْوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى مُسْتَخْلِفُكُمْ فِيهَا ، فَيَنْظُرُ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ ، فَاتَّقُوا الدُّنْيَا وَاتَّقُوا النِّسَاءَ » رواه مسلم . ٤٦٤ - وعن أنس رضي الله عنه ، أن النبي ﷺ قال : « اللَّهُمَّ لَا عَيْشَ إِلَّا عَيْشَ الْآخِرَةِ » مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . ٤٦٥ - وعنه ، عن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « يَتْبَعُ الْمَيِّتَ ثَلَاثَةٌ : أَهْلُهُ وَمَالُهُ وَعَمَلُهُ : فَيَرْجِعُ اثْنَانِ ، وَيَبْقَى وَاحِدٌ : يَرْجِعُ أَهْلُهُ وَمَالُهُ وَيَبْقَى عَمَلُهُ » مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . ٤٦٦ - وعنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « يُؤْتَى بِأَنْعَمِ أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ

(١) اسم جامع لبلاد على ساحل بحر الهند بين البصرة وعمان . كذا في « معجم البلدان » . (٢) أي : نعم . (٣) أي : زينتها وبهجتها .