Hadith 49

tnesses upon it, and he rejects his right, so he supplicates against him. It is not Answered for him because he had neglected what he had been Commanded with! And the man having something in his possession, so he sits in his house and does not strive nor seeks nor pursues until he consumes it. Then he supplicates, so it is not Answered for him’’. [65]
And Al-Sadiq-asws said: ‘The situation of a man from the companions of Rasool-Allah-saww became severe. His wife said to him, ‘If you could go to the Prophet-saww and ask him-saww! ’
He came to the Prophet-saww. He heard him-asws saying, ‘One who asks us-asws, we give him, and one who is needless, Allah-azwj will Enrich him! ’
The man said (to himself), ‘He-saww does not mean other than me! ’ So he returned to his wife and informed her. She said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww is a mortal, so let him-saww know! ’
When he-saww saw him, he-saww said: ‘One who asks us-asws, we-asws give him, and one who is needless, Allah-azwj will Enrich him! ’ – until he had done that three times. Then the man went and rented an axe. Then he came to the mountains and ascended it and cut some firewood. Then he came with it and sold it for half a handful of flour. Then he went the next morning and came with more than it. He sold it, and he did not cease working and gathering until he bought an axe. Then he gathered until he bought two goats and a slave. Then he became affluent and his situation was excellent. He came to the Prophet-saww and informed him-saww house he had come to ask him-saww, and how he had heard him-saww saying. He-saww said: ‘I-saww had said to you: ‘One who asks us-asws we-asws will give him, and one who is needless, Allah-azwj will Enrich him’’. [66]
And from the Prophet-saww having said: ‘The servant does not earn Prohibited wealth and gives in charity from it, and be Rewarded upon it, nor spends from it and there will be Blessings for him in it, nor leave it as legacy behind except it would be his provision to the Fire! ’’[67]
And Amir Al-Momineen-asws was asked, ‘Who is the mightiest wretch? ’
He-asws said: ‘A man who neglected the world, so he missed out the world and he loses the Hereafter; and a man who worships and struggles and becomes showing off to the people. So that is the one who is deprived of pleasures of the world for showing off, and is hit by the tiredness which if had he been sincere, he would have deserved its Rewards. So he arrives in the Hereafter and he thinks he has done the deeds that his scale would be heavy with, but he finds it as floating dust! ’
It was said, ‘So who of the people is of the mightiest regret? ’
He-asws said: ‘One who sees his wealth in the scale of others, so Allah-azwj Enters him into the Fire due to it