Are you not (living) in ease, with food and drink as much as you desire? I have seen your …

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Hadith text: Are you not (living) in ease, with food and drink as mu…

عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: أَلَسْتُمْ فِي طَعَامٍ وَشَرَابٍ مَا شِئْتُمْ؟ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ نَبِيَّكُمْ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَا يَجِدُ مِنَ الدَّقَلِ مَا يَمْلَأُ بِهِ بَطْنَهُ.

An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Are you not (living) in ease, with food and drink as much as you desire? I have seen your Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), and he could not even find low-quality dates to fill his stomach.

Explanation of the hadith: Are you not (living) in ease, with food and drink as mu…

Lessons: Are you not (living) in ease, with food and drink as mu…

• Clarifying the Prophet's state of asceticism.
• Urging people to practice asceticism regarding worldly life, to live with a minimum amount of it, and to follow the example of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
• Reminding people of the blessings they enjoy and urging them to show gratitude to Allah for them.

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