The hard life now for the good life later

It is reported that Hafsah – Allâh be pleased with her – once said to her father (‘Umar, during his Caliphate):

Allâh has increased the provisions; if only you would eat better food than the food you eat now and wear softer clothes then those you wear now?! He said, “I will argue [against] you with your own self: Was not the condition of Allâh’s Messenger – praise and peace be upon him – such-and-such [when you were his wife]!?” He kept reminding her until she cried. He continued, “I have told you, by Allâh, I will share in their hard living (in this world, referring to The Prophet and Abû Bakr) so that I may partake in their good life (in Paradise).”

Hunâd b. Al-Sarî, Al-Zuhd article 687; Imâm Ahmad, Al-Zuhd article 201, et al. (1)

(1) Shaykh Abd Al-Rahmân Al-Farîwâ`î explains in his edition of Hunâd’s Al-Zuhd that this narration is sahîh if it is confirmed that Mus‘ab b. Sa’d heard it from Hafsah; otherwise its chain of transmission is mursal sahîh (i.e. it is authentic except there is a missing link between Mus’ab and Hafsah)

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July 12, 2010 - الاثنين 02 شعبان 1431

Topics: Attire, Paradise, dunyâ, zuhd

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2 Responses to “The hard life now for the good life later”

  1. Abbas on July 23, 2010 - الجمعة 13 شعبان 1431 10:55

    Assalaamu alaikum brother,

    Didn't completely understand.

    What did Hafsah [May Allâh be pleased with her] do, that made her father to admonish her?

    Jazaakallaah khair.

    Abbas

  2. owaisalhashimi intensedebate.com on July 24, 2010 - السبت 14 شعبان 1431 06:51

    Wa alaykumus-salam. There was an increase of wealth coming in during Umar's Caliphate. He lived a very simple life, not gathering wealth around him. He wanted to remind Hafsah that he was going to remain upon this way, the way of the Prophet and Abu Bakr, in the hope of being with them in Jannah. Hafsah cried as she was reminded of her days as the wife of Allah's Messenger – Allah's praise and peace be upon him.