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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explanation of the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: (The servant says: My wealth, my wealth

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The Shaykh : The hadith that follows it, which is also authentic. And from Abu Hurayrah, also (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
He says: يقول
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= He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
A servant says, My wealth. my wealth, but out of his wealth three things are only his: whatever he eats and makes use of or by means of which he dresses himself and it wears out or he gives as charity, and this is what he stored for himself (as a reward for the Hereafter), and what is beyond this (it is of no use to you) because you are to depart and leave it for other people. يقول العبد : مالي مالي ، وإنما له من ماله ثلاث : ما أكل فأفنى ، أو لبس فأبلَى ، أو أعطى فأقنى ، وما سوى ذلك فهو ذاهبٌ وتاركه للناس
Sahih Muslim 2959a
. This is also [authentic].

The questioner: And "fa-aqna" [and left behind]... .

The Shaykh: "Fa-aqna"; meaning: he satisfied [them].
Also, this hadith reinforces the theme that the previous hadiths revolved around. It depicts to us the human being's concern, as a human being is naturally inclined to love wealth and compete for it, as our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) indicated in the Qur'an ... the Qur'an by saying:
And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense. وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ
[Al-'Adiyat 100:8]
. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) depicts to us the nature of the human being and the nature of the servant, saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
A servant says, My wealth. my wealth يقول العبد : مالي مالي
Sahih Muslim 2959a
. He is concerned with his wealth, but what is the amount that belongs to him from his wealth? Does he own all of his wealth? No, he does not have from his wealth except these forms that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) depicted.
The first form is his saying:
What he ate and consumed ما أكل فأفنى
; meaning: he has from his wealth what is necessary for him to live, survive, and fulfill the right of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for which He created him; namely, His tawhid (the oneness of Allah) (Blessed and Exalted is He) and His worship, as He (Mighty and Majestic) said:
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
[Adh-Dhariyat 51:56]
. So, he has from his wealth
What he ate and consumed ما أكل فأفنى
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Or what he wore and wore out أو لبس فأبلى
The things that are necessary.
In addition to that, he volunteers to do good, which is his saying:
Or what he gave and satisfied أو أعطى فأقنى
; meaning: he gave charity from his wealth and gave to his relatives, so he satisfied those whom he gave charity to, or gifted to, or bestowed upon. So, up to this point, the wealth that the servant has from his abundant wealth is the amount he eats and the amount he wears; this is for him to live and survive, but this is not intended for its own sake; rather, he lives to fulfill the obligation of worshipping Allah, as we mentioned earlier.
A second type of what belongs to him; meaning: the benefit returns to him, and it is not just that he toils to gather it around him; it is that he gives to others and satisfies them. He gives from his wealth, and this is not limited to just paying the obligatory zakah, but it also extends to the non-obligatory zakahs, as we explained that in a previous lesson, I believe.
Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified the result of what remained after these dispositions or actions of his regarding his wealth, saying:
and what is beyond this (it is of no use to you) because you are to depart and leave it for other people. وما سوى ذلك فهو ذاهبٌ وتاركه للناس
Sahih Muslim 2959a
. The relationship of this hadith to the one before it: why do people toil to gather wealth, and this is the reality of wealth? He does not benefit from it except by the amount he eats, drinks, and wears, or by the amount that benefits people. Then, whatever is beyond that, he leaves it, and it remains for the people who inherit it.
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