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Wealth, Prayer, and Zakat
إنَّ اللهَ عزَّ و جلَّ قال : إنَّا أنْزَلْنا المالَ لِإِقَامِ الصَّلاةِ، و إِيتَاءِ الزكاةِ ، ولَوْ كان لِابنِ آدمَ وادٍ، لَأحبَّ أنْ يَكُونَ إليهِ ثَانٍ، و لَوْ كان لهُ وادِيانِ لَأحبَّ أنْ يَكُونَ إليهِما ثالثٌ، و لا يَمْلَأُ جَوْفَ ابنِ آدمَ إِلَّا التُّرَابُ، ثُمَّ يَتُوبُ اللهُ على مَنْ تابَ
We sent down wealth (to man) for the sake of maintaining prayer and the giving of zakat. But the son of Adam is such that if he had one valley, he would like to have two. And if he had two, he would like to have three. Nothing will fill the son of Adam's belly except dust. After that Allah would turn in mercy to those who turn to Him.
Translation: Al-Ahadith al-Qudsiyyah (Divine Narratives), printed p. 220, Hadith 35
Translator: Dr Abdul Khaliq Kazi and Dr Alan B. Day
Translation follows a related wording.
Sources & grading
- Al-Albani : Sahih
Notes on this narration (1)
- The recording follows the closely related Sahih al-Jami 1781 version. The selected source and published English have small wording differences.
Other narrations (1)
Related account Sahih al-Bukhari 6436
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لَوْ كَانَ لاِبْنِ آدَمَ وَادِيَانِ مِنْ مَالٍ لاَبْتَغَى ثَالِثًا، وَلاَ يَمْلأُ جَوْفَ ابْنِ آدَمَ إِلاَّ التُّرَابُ، وَيَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَنْ تَابَ ".
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "If the son of Adam (the human being) had two valleys of money, he would wish for a third, for nothing can fill the belly of Adam's son except dust, and Allah forgives him who repents to Him."
Translation: Sunnah.com
Sources & grading
- Included in Sahih al-Bukhari : Sahih