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bayhaqi:7828Abū Bakr Aḥmad b. al-Ḥasan al-Qāḍī > Ḥājib b. Aḥmad > Muḥammad b. Ḥammād > Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Sālim b. Abū al-Jaʿd > Abū Kabshah al-Anmārī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave us an example of the world, using four people as examples. One man was given knowledge and wealth by Allah, and he uses his knowledge in his wealth. Another man was given knowledge by Allah but not wealth, so he says if Allah had given him what He gave the other person, he would do the same. They are equal in reward. Another man was given wealth but not knowledge, so he withholds his right and spends it in vain. Another man was not given knowledge or wealth, so he says if Allah had given him what He gave the other person, he would do the same. They are equal in sin.  

البيهقي:٧٨٢٨أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي ثنا حَاجِبُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ ثنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ الْأَنْمَارِيِّ قَالَ

ضَرَبَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَثَلَ الدُّنْيَا مَثَلَ أَرْبَعَةٍ مِنَّا رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ عِلْمًا وَآتَاهُ مَالًا فَهُوَ يَعْمَلُ بِعِلْمِهِ فِي مَالِهِ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ عِلْمًا وَلَمْ يُؤْتِهِ مَالًا فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ آتَانِيَ اللهُ ﷻ مِثْلَ مَا أُوتِيَ فُلَانٌ لَفَعَلْتُ فِيهِ مِثْلَ مَا يَفْعَلُ فَهُمَا فِي الْأَجْرِ سَوَاءٌ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا وَلَمْ يُؤْتِهِ عِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَمْنَعُهُ مِنْ حَقِّهِ وَيُنْفِقُهُ فِي الْبَاطِلِ وَرَجُلٌ لَمْ يُؤْتِهِ اللهُ عِلْمًا وَلَا مَالًا فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ أَنَّ اللهَ آتَانِي مِثْلَ مَا أُوتِيَ فُلَانٌ لَفَعَلْتُ فِيهِ مِثْلَ مَا يَفْعَلُ فَهُمَا فِي الْوِزْرِ سَوَاءٌ كَذَا  

رَوَاهُ الْأَعْمَشُ 7829 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْمَعْرُوفِ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ بِشْرُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْإِسْفَرَائِنِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ نَصْرٍ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ بْنُ هَمَّامٍ أنبأ مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ الْأَنْمَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ضَرَبَ مَثَلَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ مَثَلَ أَرْبَعَةٍ رَجُلٌ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمَعْنَاهُ [318] قَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَابْنُ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ هَذَا مَعْرُوفٌ وَهُوَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ قَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْهُ حَدِيثٌ آخَرُ يَعْنِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ فِي وَادِي ثَمُودَ

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ibnmajah:4228Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah And ʿAlī b. Muḥammad > Wakīʿ > al-Aʿmash > Sālim b. Abū al-Jaʿd > Abū Kabshah al-Anmārī

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘The likeness of this nation is that of four people: A man to whom Allah gives wealth and knowledge, so he acts according to his knowledge with regard to his wealth, spending it as it should be spent; a man to whom Allah gives knowledge, but he does not give him wealth, so he says: “If I had been given (wealth) like this one, I would have done what (the first man) did.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘They will be equal in reward. And a man to whom Allah gives wealth but does not give knowledge, so he squanders his wealth and spends it in inappropriate ways; and a man to whom Allah gives neither knowledge nor wealth, and he says: “If I had (wealth) like this one, I would do what (the third man) did.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘They are equal in their burden (of sin).’” A similar report (as above) was narrated from Ibn Abu Kabshah, from his father, from the Prophet ﷺ.  

ابن ماجة:٤٢٢٨حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ الأَنْمَارِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَثَلُ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ كَمَثَلِ أَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً وَعِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَعْمَلُ بِعِلْمِهِ فِي مَالِهِ يُنْفِقُهُ فِي حَقِّهِ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ عِلْمًا وَلَمْ يُؤْتِهِ مَالاً فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ كَانَ لِي مِثْلُ هَذَا عَمِلْتُ فِيهِ مِثْلَ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَهُمَا فِي الأَجْرِ سَوَاءٌ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً وَلَمْ يُؤْتِهِ عِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَخْبِطُ فِي مَالِهِ يُنْفِقُهُ فِي غَيْرِ حَقِّهِ وَرَجُلٌ لَمْ يُؤْتِهِ اللَّهُ عِلْمًا وَلاَ مَالاً فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ كَانَ لِي مِثْلُ مَالِ هَذَا عَمِلْتُ فِيهِ مِثْلَ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَهُمَا فِي الْوِزْرِ سَوَاءٌ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ مُفَضَّلٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ نَحْوَهُ