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ahmad:22437Wakīʿ > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr b. Murrah from his father > Sālim b. Abū al-Jaʿd > Thawbān

Thawban said: “When the Verse concerning silver and gold was revealed, they said: 'What kind of wealth should we acquire?' Umar said: 'I will tell you about that.' So he rode on his camel and caught up with the Prophet, and I followed him. He said: 'O Messenger of Allah what kind of wealth should we acquire?' He said: 'Let one of you acquire a thankful heart, a tongue that remembers Allah and a believing wife who will help him with regard to the Hereafter.' ” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1856)   

أحمد:٢٢٤٣٧حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ قَالَ

لَمَّا نَزَلَ فِي الْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ مَا نَزَلَ قَالُوا فَأَيَّ الْمَالِ نَتَّخِذُ؟ قَالَ عُمَرُ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ ذَلِكَ لَكُمْ قَالَ فَأَوْضَعَ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ فَأَدْرَكَهُ وَأَنَا فِي أَثَرِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيَّ الْمَالِ نَتَّخِذُ؟ قَالَ لِيَتَّخِذْ أَحَدُكُمْ قَلْبًا شَاكِرًا وَلِسَانًا ذَاكِرًا وَزَوْجَةً تُعِينُهُ عَلَى أَمْرِ الْآخِرَةِ  


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ibnmajah:1856Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Samurah > Wakīʿ > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr b. Murrah from his father > Sālim b. Abū al-Jaʿd > Thawbān

Thawban said: “When the Verse concerning silver and gold was revealed, they said: 'What kind of wealth should we acquire?' Umar said: 'I will tell you about that.' So he rode on his camel and caught up with the Prophet, and I followed him. He said: 'O Messenger of Allah what kind of wealth should we acquire?' He said: 'Let one of you acquire a thankful heart, a tongue that remembers Allah and a believing wife who will help him with regard to the Hereafter.' ”  

ابن ماجة:١٨٥٦حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ قَالَ

لَمَّا نَزَلَ فِي الْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ مَا نَزَلَ قَالُوا فَأَىَّ الْمَالِ نَتَّخِذُ قَالَ عُمَرُ فَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ لَكُمْ ذَلِكَ فَأَوْضَعَ عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ فَأَدْرَكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَنَا فِي أَثَرِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىَّ الْمَالِ نَتَّخِذُ فَقَالَ لِيَتَّخِذْ أَحَدُكُمْ قَلْبًا شَاكِرًا وَلِسَانًا ذَاكِرًا وَزَوْجَةً مُؤْمِنَةً تُعِينُ أَحَدَكُمْ عَلَى أَمْرِ الآخِرَةِ