Do not keep the farmland lest you should desire the world

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by At-Tirmidhi and Ahmad

Authenticity grade : Hasan/Sound by virtue of corroborating evidence

Hadith text: Do not keep the farmland lest you should desire the wor…

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لاَ تَتَّخِذُوا الضَّيْعَةَ فَتَرْغَبُوا فِي الدُّنْيَا».

‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not keep the farmland lest you should desire the world."

Explanation of the hadith: Do not keep the farmland lest you should desire the wor…

Lessons: Do not keep the farmland lest you should desire the wor…

• Forbidding excessive attachment to the world that leads to distraction from the Hereafter.
• The Hadīth does not prohibit keeping what is necessary for livelihood; rather, it prohibits excessive indulgence in the world and forgetting the Hereafter.
• As-Sindi said: What is meant is: Do not exaggerate in acquiring farmland, so you will become distracted from the remembrance of Allah.

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