Gardens of the Righteous — Page 113
RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 113 one day and found him sitting among his companions, having bandaged his waist. I asked someone: Why has the Messenger of Allah bandaged his waist?. I was told: On account of hunger. I went to Abu Talha, the husband of Umm. Sulaim, and said: Father, I have seen the Holy Prophet with his waist bandaged. I asked one of his companions why that was and he said: On account of hunger. Abu Talha went to my mother and asked: Have you anything. She said: Yes, I have pieces of bread and some dry dates. Were the. Holy Prophet to come alone we could feed him his fill, but if he came in company there would not be enough. Anas then went on to relate the hadith in full. 57. . On Contentment, Chastity and Moderation in Spending. . Allah, the Exalted, has said: 181. There is no creature that moves in the earth but it is for Allah to provide it with sustenance (11. 7). 182. These alms are for the deserving poor who are detained in the cause of Allah and are unable to move about in the land. Those who lack knowledge of their circumstances consider them to be free from want because of their abstaining from soliciting alms. They can be known from their appearance. They do not importune people (2. 274). 183. Those who are neither extravagant nor niggardly in spending, but keep a balance between the two (25. 68). 184. I have created men, high and low, that they should worship Me. I desire no support from them, nor do I desire that they should feed Me (51. 57-58). 525. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Self-sufficience does not mean plenty of provisions; it is self sufficience of the spirit (Bokhari and Muslim). 526. This hadith is the same as No. 515. 527. Hakim ibn Hizam relates: I asked the Holy Prophet and he gave me; i asked again and he gave me; I asked again and he gave me and said:. Hakim, riches are pleasant and sweet. He who acquires them by the way, they are a source of blessing for him; but they are not blessed for him who seeks them out of greed. He is like one who eats but is not filled. The upper hand is better than the lower. I said to him: Messenger of Allah, by Him Who has sent you with the Truth I shall not, after you, ask anyone for anything till I depart this life. Abu Bakr would call Hakim to bestow something upon him, but he would not accept it. Then Umar would call him but he would not accept