Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 2 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 593

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بَابُ فَضْلِ الزُّهْدِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْحَثِّ عَلَى التَّقَلُّلِ مِنْهَا وَفَضْلِ الْفَقْرِ.

Chapter on the virtue of asceticism, the encouragement to live with little, and the merit of poverty.

قَالَ: «وَمِنَّا يَعْنِي الْمُهَاجِرِينَ مَنْ أَيْنَعَتْ لَهُ الدُّنْيَا أَيْنَعَتْ: يَعْنِي اسْتَوَتْ وَأَثْمَرَتْ فَهُوَ يَهْدِبُهَا»، أَيْ: يَجْنِيهَا وَيَقْطِفُهَا وَيَتَمَتَّعُ بِهَا، وَلَا يُعْلَمُ الْأَوَّلُ خَيْرٌ أَمِ الْآخِرُ، وَلَكِنَّ الدُّنْيَا خَطِيرَةٌ جِدًّا عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ كَمَا فِي هَذِهِ الْأَحَادِيثِ الَّتِي ذَكَرَهَا الْمُؤَلِّفُ أَنَّ الرَّسُولَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ فِتْنَةً، وَفِتْنَةُ أُمَّتِي: الْمَالُ، يَكْثُرُ الْمَالُ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ فَيَنْسَوْا بِهِ الْآخِرَةَ؛ وَلِهَذَا نَهَى عَنِ اتِّخَاذِ الضِّيَاعِ، الضِّيَاعُ يَعْنِي الْحَدَائِقَ وَالْبَسَاتِينَ، فَإِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ يَلْهُو بِهَا عَمَّا هُوَ أَهَمُّ مِنْهَا مِنْ أُمُورِ الْآخِرَةِ.

He said: 'Among us—meaning the Emigrants—are those for whom the world has ripened.' Ripened means it has matured and borne fruit, so he gathers it, harvests it, and enjoys it. It is unclear whether the first state or the last is better, yet the world is perilous for man. As the author notes, the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'Every nation has a trial, and the trial of my nation is wealth. When wealth becomes abundant, people forget the Hereafter.' For this reason, he forbade the acquisition of estates—meaning gardens and orchards—because they distract a person from the more important affairs of the Hereafter.

وَالْحَاصِلُ: أَنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ يَنْبَغِي لَهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ زَاهِدًا فِي الدُّنْيَا، رَاغِبًا فِي الْآخِرَةِ، وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ إِذَا رَزَقَهُ مَالًا فَلْيَجْعَلْهُ عَوْنًا عَلَى طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ، وَلْيَجْعَلِ الدُّنْيَا فِي يَدِهِ لَا فِي قَلْبِهِ، حَتَّى يَرْبَحَ بِالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ.

In short, a person should be ascetic regarding this world and yearn for the Hereafter. If God provides wealth, one should use it to aid in His obedience, keeping the world in one's hand rather than one's heart, so as to succeed in both realms.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (35 verbs · 60 nouns)

• أَيْنَعَ — to ripen
• اسْتَوَى — to become mature
• أَثْمَرَ — to bear fruit
• بَاب — chapter
• فَضْل — virtue
• زُهْد — asceticism