Verily, Allah loves the servant who is pious, free of wants, and inconspicuous
Narrator in the source: Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqās
Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Verily, Allah loves the servant who is pious, free of wants, and inconspicuous."- Grade in the source
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- HadeethEnc · 5545 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عن سعد بن أبي وقاص رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ الْعَبْدَ التَّقِيَّ الْغَنِيَّ الْخَفِيَّ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed out that Allah Almighty loves some of His servants, including the pious: those who fulfill Allah's commands and avoid His prohibitions. And He loves those free from wants: those who dispense with people and only resort to Allah Almighty and turn to none but Him. And He loves the inconspicuous: those who are modest and worship their Lord and only concern themselves with what benefits them, and they do not care about being recognized or praised by others.
Lessons from the hadith
- The Hadīth highlights some qualities that entail Allah’s love for His servants, namely fear of Allah, humility, and contentment with what is predestined and given by Allah.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح مسلم (4/ 2277) (2965). بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (1/ 651). كنوز رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين. نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (1/ 509). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (3/ 509). شرح النووي على مسلم (18/ 100).