ibn suleman
05-11-07, 09:54 PM
Contentment
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Ubayd r.a. narrates that when Hadhrat Umar r.a. once saw Hadhrat Ahnaf r.a. wearing a (new) upper garment, he asked,
"O Ahnaf, What did you pay for this garment?"
“I bought it for twelve Dirhams,” Hadhrat Ahnaf replied.
“Shame on you!” Hadhrat Umar r.a. exclaimed, ‘Couldn’t you buy one for six Dirhams and use the balance in something (some good cause) that you know of?”
Hadhrat Hasan Basri reports that in a letter to Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash’ari r.a. Hadhrat Umar wrote, “Be content with whatever sustenance you receive in this world because the simple fact is that Ar Rahmaan gives some people more sustenance than others. In fact, each person is tested in this manner. Allaah tests those whom He gives in abundance to see whether they are grateful. Their gratitude to Allaah is expressed by their fulfilling the binding duties connected to the wealth Allaah has blessed them with.”
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Ubayd r.a. narrates that when Hadhrat Umar r.a. once saw Hadhrat Ahnaf r.a. wearing a (new) upper garment, he asked,
"O Ahnaf, What did you pay for this garment?"
“I bought it for twelve Dirhams,” Hadhrat Ahnaf replied.
“Shame on you!” Hadhrat Umar r.a. exclaimed, ‘Couldn’t you buy one for six Dirhams and use the balance in something (some good cause) that you know of?”
Hadhrat Hasan Basri reports that in a letter to Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash’ari r.a. Hadhrat Umar wrote, “Be content with whatever sustenance you receive in this world because the simple fact is that Ar Rahmaan gives some people more sustenance than others. In fact, each person is tested in this manner. Allaah tests those whom He gives in abundance to see whether they are grateful. Their gratitude to Allaah is expressed by their fulfilling the binding duties connected to the wealth Allaah has blessed them with.”