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Riyad as-Salihin 1860 (Book 18, Hadith 53) #38349
Warning Against Vying for Worldly Gains

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) bid farewell to the living and the dead, and warned his followers against vying with one another for worldly gains.

'Uqbah bin 'Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: One day the Messenger of Allah went out and asked Allah's forgiveness for the martyrs of the battle of Uhud after eight years. It seemed that by so doing, he bid farewell to the living and the dead. He then came back, rose to the pulpit and said, "I shall be your precursor; I am a witness for you (before Allah), and I will be present before you at the River (Haud Al-Kauthar). By Allah I can see with my own eyes the Haud from this place. I am not afraid that you will associate anything with Allah in worship after (my demise), but I apprehend that you will vie with one another for the life of the world". The narrator said: It was the last time that I saw the Messenger of Allah . Al-Bukhari and Muslim. There are some more narrations with very minor changes in its wording.
وعن عقبة بن عامر رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله خرج إلى قتلى أحد، فصلى عليهم بعد ثمان سنين كالمودع للأحياء والأموات، ثم طلع إلى المنبر ، فقال‏:‏ إني بين أيديكم فرط وأنا شهيد عليكم، وإن موعدكم الحوض ، وإني لأنظر إليه من مقامي هذا، وإني لست أخشى عليكم أن تشركوا، ولكن أخشى عليكم الدنيا أن تنافسوها‏"‏ قال‏:‏ فكانت آخر نظرة نظرتها إلى رسول الله ‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ وفي رواية ‏:‏ ‏"‏ولكني أخشى عليكم الدنيا أن تنافسوا فيها ، وتقتتلوا فتهلكوا كملا هلك من كان قبلكم‏"‏ قال عقبة‏:‏ فكان آخر ما رأيت رسول الله على المنبر‏. وفي رواية قال: «إني فرط لكم وأنا شهيد عليكم وإني والله لأنظر إلى حوضي الآن، وإني أعطيت مفاتيح خزائن الأرض، أو مفاتيح الأرض، وإني والله ما أخاف عليكم أن تشركوا بعدي، ولكن أخاف عليكم أن تنافسوا فيها» . والمراد بالصلاة على قتلى أحد: الدعاء لهم، لا الصلاة المعروفة.‏

TOPICS
forgiveness  *  martyrs  *  farewell  *  maghfirah  *  shuhadaa  *  wada  *  dunyaa

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek forgiveness from God , Focus on worshipping God without associating any partners , Reunite with God in Jannah .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is reported to have gone out one day and asked Allah's forgiveness for the martyrs of the battle of Uhud after eight years. This was a way of bidding farewell to both those who were alive and those who had passed away. He then returned back, ascended onto a pulpit, and warned his followers against vying with one another for worldly gains. He said that he would be present before them at Haud Al-Kauthar in front of Allah as a witness. This was reportedly the last time that people saw him before he passed away. The main idea behind this hadith is that we should not become too attached to worldly possessions or compete with each other over them as it will lead us astray from our true purpose in life which is worshipping Allah alone without associating any partners with Him. We should instead focus on seeking forgiveness from Allah so that we can be reunited with Him in Jannah after death.

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