Whoever is attached to something will be entrusted to that thing
Narrator in the source: عبدالله بن عكيم
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Akīm (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is attached to something will be entrusted to that thing."- Grade in the source
- Good hadith
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- Narrated by At-Termedhy - Narrated by Ahmad
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 6763 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عن عبد الله بن عكيم رضي الله عنه مرفوعاً: «مَنْ تَعَلَّقَ شيئا وُكِلَ إليه».Understand this hadith
Whoever turns with his heart or deeds or both to something hoping that it would benefit him or keep harm away, then Allah will entrust him to that thing that he is attached to. So, whoever is attached to Allah, Allah shall grant him sufficiency and will make every difficult affair easy for him, and whoever is attached to anything other than Allah, then Allah will entrust him to it and it will fail him.
Lessons from the hadith
- It forbids attachment to other than Allah Almighty.
- It is obligatory to be attached to Allah in all one’s affairs.
- It highlights the harm of Shirk and its evil consequences.
- One reaps what he sows.
- One is recompensed, good or bad, according to their deeds.
- Whoever turns away from Allah and seeks help from others than Him shall be failed.
References (original Arabic)
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