The Meaning of the Hadith: The Grateful Eater Is in the Position of the Patient Fasting Person
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Question:
He says: Shaykh Salih, please explain to me the hadith: "The grateful eater is in the position of the patient fasting person."
Answer:
I do not know this hadith, but when the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah was asked which is better, the poor person who is patient or the rich person who is grateful? He said (may Allah have mercy on him): The better of the two is the one who is more mindful of his Lord. The better of the two is the one who is more mindful of his Lord. Yes.
He says: Shaykh Salih, please explain to me the hadith: "The grateful eater is in the position of the patient fasting person."
Answer:
I do not know this hadith, but when the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah was asked which is better, the poor person who is patient or the rich person who is grateful? He said (may Allah have mercy on him): The better of the two is the one who is more mindful of his Lord. The better of the two is the one who is more mindful of his Lord. Yes.
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (10:11)
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