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Authentic hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : "تَعِسَ عَبْدُ الدينار، تَعِسَ عَبْدُ الدرهم، تَعِسَ عَبْدُ الخَمِيصَة، تعس عَبْدُ الخَمِيلَة، إن أُعْطِيَ رَضِيَ، وإن لم يُعْطَ سَخِطَ، تَعِسَ وانْتَكَسَ، وإذا شِيكَ فلا انتَقَشَ، طُوبَى لعبد آخذ بعِنَانِ فرسه في سبيل الله، أشعث رأسه، مُغْبَرَّةً قدماه، إن كان في الحِرَاسَةِ كان في الحِرَاسَةِ، وإن كان في السَّاقَةِ كان في السَّاقَةِ، إن استأذن لم يُؤْذَنْ له، وإن شَفَعَ لم يُشَفَّعْ".
In this Hadīth, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) says that there are people who are fully overwhelmed by the worldly life, for which they pay their utmost attention. Such people will be led to destruction and loss. They are characterized by their deep greed for the worldly life; if one of them is given of its pleasures, he is pleased, and if not, he is displeased. There are other people, however, who aim to please Allah and seek the Hereafter. They have no desire for prestige or fame. They only seek to obey Allah and His Messenger. Such people do not care about how they look, they are satisfied with the place they are placed in, they are insignificant in the eyes of people, and they are distant from the people of authority. If one of them seeks permission to enter upon a person of power, he is not granted permission, and if he intercedes, he is not given such a privilege. However, he is destined to Paradise, which is definitely the most excellent reward.
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