Chapters On Zuhd
كتاب الزهد عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
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What Has Been Related About The Constriction Of Time And The Curtailment Of Hope
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ENGLISH
Abu Wail narrated:
"Mu'awiyah came to Abu Hashim bin 'Uthbah to visit him when he was ill (and dying). He said: 'O Uncle! Why do you cry? Is it from the pangs of death or desire for this world?' He said: 'Neither of these. But the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had commissioned me with an obligation that I did not abide by. He (ﷺ) said: "It suffices you to gather the wealth of a servant or a rider in the cause of Allah." And (it is only) today I find that I have gathered it.'"
ARABIC
إِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ جَمْعِ الْمَالِ خَادِمٌ وَمَرْكَبٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ