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Sunan Ibn Majah 4161 (Book 37, Hadith 62) #33517
The Consequences of Extravagance

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ warned against extravagance and the consequences of it on the Day of Resurrection.

It was narrated that Anas said: "The Messenger of Allah passed by a dome-shaped structure at the door of a man among the Ansar and said: 'What is this? 'They said: 'A dome that was built by so-and-so.’ The Messenger of Allah said: 'All wealth that is like this (extravagant) will bring evil consequences to its owner on the Day of Resurrection.’ News of that reached the Ansari, so he demolished it. Then the Prophet passed by (that place) later on and did not see it. He asked about it and was told that its owner had demolished it because of what he had heard from him. He said: 'May Allah have mercy on him, may Allah have mercy on him.’"
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى بْنِ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ بِقُبَّةٍ عَلَى بَابِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا هَذِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا قُبَّةٌ بَنَاهَا فُلاَنٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏"‏ كُلُّ مَالٍ يَكُونُ هَكَذَا فَهُوَ وَبَالٌ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَبَلَغَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ ذَلِكَ فَوَضَعَهَا فَمَرَّ النَّبِيُّ ـ ـ بَعْدُ فَلَمْ يَرَهَا فَسَأَلَ عَنْهَا فَأُخْبِرَ أَنَّهُ وَضَعَهَا لِمَا بَلَغَهُ عَنْكَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ

TOPICS
extravagance  *  wealth  *  mercy  *  resurrection  *  israf  *  maal

QUICK LESSONS:
Use resources wisely, Be mindful with wealth , Do not waste unnecessarily .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the consequences of extravagance, which is known as Israf in Arabic. It was narrated by Anas that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) passed by a dome-shaped structure at the door of a man among the Ansar and asked what it was. They said it was built by so-and-so, to which he replied that all wealth that is like this will bring evil consequences to its owner on the Day of Resurrection. News spread quickly and when he passed by again later, he noticed that it had been demolished due to what he had said earlier. He then praised its owner for his action and wished mercy upon him from Allah. This hadith teaches us about being mindful with our wealth and not being extravagant or wasteful with it as we will be held accountable for our actions on Judgment Day. We should use our resources wisely and not waste them unnecessarily as this could lead to negative consequences in both this life and in the hereafter.

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