Continuation of the explanation of the hadith of Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar, which is his saying: "Then Abu Dharr said..."

The Shaykh : When he related this hadith to them, he followed it with his saying (may Allah be pleased with him): "I have now become as you see," meaning alone in this wilderness. "If I had a garment from my clothes that would suffice for my shroud, I would not be shrouded in anything else. I call upon you, I call upon you by Allah, that no man among you who has been a district chief, a governor, or a postmaster should shroud me." Why did Abu Dharr stipulate that none of these people should shroud Abu Dharr if he had held any of these positions, whether as a governor of a town, a district chief of a group, or a postmaster? It appears that he is referring to what was previously mentioned in the hadith of Khubayb ibn al-Urat, because they would have eaten from their salaries, so their work would not be complete and their reward would not be full with Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). It is also possible that he meant that few are safe from exploiting these positions and authorities in an impermissible way, especially in this time. We hardly find a governor whose authority or a district chief or postmaster... We find today that some employees have government cars for the service of the state, and yet he uses it for himself, for his family and children, and for recreation, and at whose expense? The state. This is exploitation, which is of course not permissible in Islam. This type of thing, while we cannot deny its existence in some of the predecessors, we are certain that they did not expand in it in quantity or quality as is the case today with these later people. However, some individuals may exist, and therefore Abu Dharr was cautious, and this is part of his asceticism and scrupulousness. He requested that no one who had held any of these positions should shroud him. Then he found a young man from the Ansar who said to him: "I am your companion. This is from my mother's spinning, and this garment is from my personal clothes, so I will shroud you in it." He said: "You are my companion." So reflect and look at how the righteous Salaf used to live and how they were scrupulous about doubtful matters. Then measure yourselves, and you will find the difference vast. Consequently, you will find that the fruits we harvest are not the same fruits that they harvested. They bequeathed to us those fruits through their struggle in the path of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for us, we have wasted them, and we have wasted much of our religion with them. Indeed, we are among those who have lost this world and the Hereafter; that is the clear loss.
This amount is sufficient for the lesson on encouragement and warning. I see myself compelled, despite not wanting to speak much, but considering that the questions the professor answered in the previous lesson are few in number, I must take on the answer to one question because it is related here to the science of hadith. Perhaps our brothers in the coming lessons will continue to answer the old questions and then the new ones.