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tabarani:16720a[Chain 1] al-Miqdām b. Dāwud > Asad b. Mūsá > Isrāʾīl [Chain 2] ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > ʿAbdullāh b. Rajāʾ > Isrāʾīl > Abū Isḥāq > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ from his father

[Machine] I came to the Prophet ﷺ and he saw me in a bad state. He asked me, "Do you have any wealth?" I said, "Yes, I have been given wealth by Allah from camels, cows, horses, and slaves." He said, "When Allah gives you something good, let the blessings and kindness of Allah be upon you."  

الطبراني:١٦٧٢٠aحَدَّثَنَا الْمِقْدَامُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ ثنا أَسَدُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا إِسْرَائِيلُ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ أَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَرَآنِي سَيِّيءَ الْهَيْئَةِ فَقَالَ لِي «هَلْ عِنْدَكَ مَالٌ؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ مِنْ كُلِّ الْمَالِ قَدْ آتَانِي اللهُ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ وَالْبَقَرِ وَالْخَيْلِ وَالرَّقِيقِ قَالَ «فَإِذَا آتَاكَ اللهُ خَيْرًا فَلْيُرَ عَلَيْكَ نِعْمَةُ اللهِ وَكَرَامَتُهُ عَلَيْكَ»  


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nasai:5294Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Muḥammad b. Yazīd > Ismāʿīl b. Abū Khālid > Abū Isḥāq > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ from his father

"I entered upon the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and he saw me looking scruffy. The Prophet [SAW] said: 'Do you have anything?' He said: 'Yes, Allah has given me all kinds of wealth.' He said: 'If you have wealth, let it be seen on you.'"  

النسائي:٥٢٩٤أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَرَآنِي سَيِّئَ الْهَيْئَةِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ شَىْءٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ مِنْ كُلِّ الْمَالِ قَدْ آتَانِي اللَّهُ فَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَ لَكَ مَالٌ فَلْيُرَ عَلَيْكَ  

nasai:5224Aḥmad b. Sulaymān > Abū Nuʿaym > Zuhayr > Abū Isḥāq > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ from his father

That he came to the Prophet [SAW] wearing shabby clothes. The Prophet [SAW] said to him: "Do you have any wealth?" He said: "Yes, all kinds of wealth." He said: "What kinds of wealth?" He said: "Allah has given me camels, cattle, sheep, horses and slaves." He said: "If Allah has given you wealth, then let the effect of Allah's blessing and generosity be seen on you."  

النسائي:٥٢٢٤أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي ثَوْبٍ دُونٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَلَكَ مَالٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ مِنْ كُلِّ الْمَالِ قَالَ مِنْ أَىِّ الْمَالِ قَالَ قَدْ آتَانِيَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الإِبِلِ وَالْغَنَمِ وَالْخَيْلِ وَالرَّقِيقِ قَالَ فَإِذَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ مَالاً فَلْيُرَ عَلَيْكَ أَثَرُ نِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ وَكَرَامَتِهِ  

abudawud:4063al-Nufaylī > Zuhayr > Abū Isḥāq > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ from his father

I came to the Prophet ﷺ wearing a poor garment and he said (to me): Have you any property? He replied: Yes. He asked: What kind is it? He said: Allah has given me camels. Sheep, horses and slaves. He then said: When Allah gives you property, let the mark of Allah's favour and honour to you be seen.  

أبو داود:٤٠٦٣حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي ثَوْبٍ دُونٍ فَقَالَ أَلَكَ مَالٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مِنْ أَىِّ الْمَالِ قَالَ قَدْ أَتَانِيَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الإِبِلِ وَالْغَنَمِ وَالْخَيْلِ وَالرَّقِيقِ قَالَ فَإِذَا أَتَاكَ اللَّهُ مَالاً فَلْيُرَ أَثَرُ نِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَكَرَامَتِهِ  

ahmad:17229Yazīd > Sharīk b. ʿAbdullāh > Abū Isḥāq > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ from his father

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a garment or two garments on me, and he asked me, "Do you have any wealth?" I said, "Yes, Allah has given me from all His wealth, from his horses and camels, and sheep and slaves." He said, "So when Allah has given you wealth, let his blessings be seen upon you." I rejoiced in it, wearing it with pride.  

أحمد:١٧٢٢٩حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيَّ شَمْلَةٌ أَوْ شَمْلَتَانِ فَقَالَ لِي هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ مَالٍ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَدْ آتَانِي اللهُ ﷻ مِنْ كُلِّ مَالِهِ مِنْ خَيْلِهِ وَإِبِلِهِ وَغَنَمِهِ وَرَقِيقِهِ فَقَالَ فَإِذَا آتَاكَ اللهُ مَالًا فَلْيَرَ عَلَيْكَ نِعْمَتَهُ فَرُحْتُ إِلَيْهِ فِي حُلَّةٍ  

ahmad:15889Wakīʿ > Abū Waʾisrāʾīl > Abū Isḥāq > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ from his father

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do you have any wealth?" He said, "Yes, Allah has given me wealth in the form of camels, horses, and slaves." He said, "When Allah bestows goodness upon you, let it be seen on you."  

أحمد:١٥٨٨٩حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَإِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ مَالٍ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ مِنْ كُلِّ الْمَالِ قَدْ آتَانِي اللهُ ﷻ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ وَمِنَ الْخَيْلِ وَالرَّقِيقِ قَالَ فَإِذَا آتَاكَ اللهُ ﷻ خَيْرًا فَلْيُرَ عَلَيْكَ