In al-Ṣaḥīḥ it is related from Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

“Ruined is the slave of the dinar, ruined is the slave of the dirham, ruined is the slave of the khumayṣah (a fine patterned cloak), ruined is the slave of the khamīlah (a velvet coverlet). If he is given, he is pleased; and if he is denied, he is displeased. Ruined and cast back—and if a thorn should prick him, may he find no one to extract it. Glad tidings to a servant who holds the reins of his horse in the path of Allah, with dishevelled hair and dusty feet. If he is assigned to stand guard, he stands guard; and if he is placed with the rear guard, he remains with the rear guard. Should he ask permission, he is not granted it, and should he intercede, his intercession is not accepted.” (1)

Al-Ṣaḥīḥ: that is, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī.

taʿisa, with a kasrah on the ʿayn, literally means “he fell,” and here signifies “he perished.”

khumayṣah: a cloak of brocade or patterned wool once commonly worn.

khamīlah, with a fatḥah on the khāʾ: a velvet blanket or coverlet.

intakasa: the illness returned; it is also said to mean that he was turned on his head—both are a prayer for his frustration.

shīka: a thorn pierced him.

fa-lā intaqasha: he is unable to have it removed with tweezers.

ṭūbā: a name for Paradise, or for a tree therein.

ʿinān, with a kasrah on the ʿayn: the strap of the bridle.