Sunan at-Tirmidhī Ḥadīth [2376]

Man’s love and infatuation for wealth and his quest for honor and position in life do great damage to his religion and severe his relationship with Allāh the Almighty.

• Reference: [2376 (4/394), Sunan at-Tirmidhī, Dārussalām (Eng)]

The lust for wealth and status makes a person greedy, such that he is willing to sacrifice his principles and religiosity for a small price. In a narration, he (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “Verily, every Ummah has a fitnah and the fitnah of my Ummah is wealth.” (Sunan at-Tirmidhī 2336). So fortunate is the one who saves himself from these fitan and succeeds before Allāh.

O Allāh, protect us from fitan.

• Reference: [2772 (2/471-472), Sunan ad-Dārimī, Ansarus Sunnah Publications (Ur)]

The havoc played by wealth, rank and position, which have been mentioned in this ḥadīth, can be seen everywhere today. Even some ‘Ulamā and self-proclaimed pious men have a crave for these things and they have not been able to save themselves from the ruin caused by it. May Allāh save us from these evils. Greed for wealth and fame are doubtless detrimental to religion as preference of the life of the world over religion is explicit in such a trivial pursuit.

• Reference: [485 (1/437), Riyāḍuṣ Ṣāliḥīn, Dārussalām (Eng)]

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) explained that the damage that eagerness for wealth and prominence causes to one’s religious commitment is no less than the damage that two hungry wolves would cause in a sheep pen, and this is quite obvious. If there is sound religious commitment, there cannot be this eagerness, because once the heart tastes the sweetness of servitude to Allāh and love of Him, then there will be nothing dearer to the individual than that, and he will give it precedence over other things. In that way, Allāh diverts evil deeds and shameful acts from those who are sincere to Allāh alone.

• Reference: [Majmū’ al-Fatāwā – ibn Taymiyyah (10/215)] 

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