We went to pay a visit to Khabbab (who was sick) and he had been branded (cauterized) at seven places in his body. He said, "Our companions who died (during the lifetime of the Prophet) left (this world) without having their rewards reduced through enjoying the pleasures of this life, but we have got (so much) wealth that we find no way to spend It except on the construction of buildings Had the Prophet not forbidden us to wish for death, I would have wished for it.' We visited him for the second time while he was building a wall. He said, A Muslim is rewarded (in the Hereafter) for whatever he spends except for something that he spends on building."  

دَخَلْنَا عَلَى خَبَّابٍ نَعُودُهُ وَقَدِ اكْتَوَى سَبْعَ كَيَّاتٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا الَّذِينَ سَلَفُوا مَضَوْا وَلَمْ تَنْقُصْهُمُ الدُّنْيَا وَإِنَّا أَصَبْنَا مَا لاَ نَجِدُ لَهُ مَوْضِعًا إِلاَّ التُّرَابَ وَلَوْلاَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَهَانَا أَنْ نَدْعُوَ بِالْمَوْتِ لَدَعَوْتُ بِهِ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَاهُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى وَهْوَ يَبْنِي حَائِطًا لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمَ لَيُوجَرُ فِي كُلِّ شَىْءٍ يُنْفِقُهُ إِلاَّ فِي شَىْءٍ يَجْعَلُهُ فِي هَذَا التُّرَابِ  

[Machine] We entered upon a bricklayer while he was constructing a wall. The Muslim said, "One is rewarded for everything except making it out of this mud." He had been affected by abdominal pain for seven days and said, "If it were not for the Prophet of Allah ﷺ forbidding us from praying for death, I would have prayed for it."  

دَخَلْنَا عَلَى خَبَّابٍ نَعُودُهُ وَهُوَ يَبْنِي حَائِطًا لَهُ فَقَالَ الْمُسْلِمُ يُؤْجَرُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ إْلَّا مَا يَجْعَلُ فِي هَذَا التُّرَابِوَقَدْ اكْتَوَى سَبْعًا فِي بَطْنِهِ وَقَالَ لَوْلَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَانَا أَنْ نَدْعُوَ بِالْمَوْتِ لَدَعَوْتُ بِهِ  

[Machine] "We came to Khabbab seeking his advice, and he was suffering from seven ulcers in his stomach. He said, 'If it weren't for the Prophet ﷺ prohibiting us from praying for death, I would have prayed for it. Then Khabbab mentioned the companions who had already passed away, saying that they did not benefit from their rewards at all. We, who continue to live, will only benefit from what we earn until we acquire something in this world that none of us knows how to deal with except to spend it in the path of Allah. Indeed, a Muslim will be rewarded for everything except what he spends on the ground.'"  

أَتَيْنَا خَبَّابًا نَعُودُهُ وَقَدِ اكْتَوَى فِي بَطْنِهِ سَبْعًا وَقَالَ «لَوْلَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَهَى أَنْ نَدْعُوَ بِالْمَوْتِ لَدَعَوْتُ بِهِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مَنْ مَضَى مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ أَنَّهُمْ مَضَوْا لَمْ يَأْكُلُوا مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّمَا بَقِينَا بَعْدَهُمْ حَتَّى نِلْنَا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا مَا لَا يَدْرِي أَحَدُنَا مَا يَصْنَعُ بِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يُنْفِقَهُ فِي التُّرَابِ وَإِنَّ الْمُسْلِمَ لَيُؤْجَرُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا نَفَقَتَهُ فِي التُّرَابِ»  

[Machine] I entered upon Khubbab, whom I used to visit, and he was suffering from seven burn marks on his belly. Khubbab said, "If it were not for the Prophet ﷺ forbidding us to invoke death, I would have prayed for it. Behold, our companions have passed away and did not receive any worldly benefits. As for us, we have suffered after them to the point that we have no place left on our bodies except for dust. Verily, a person is rewarded for all his spending except for what he spends on this dust." Khubbab said, "And on that day, he (referring to himself) will build a wall for himself."  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى خَبَّابٍ أَعُودُهُ وَقَدِ اكْتَوَى فِي بَطْنِهِ سَبْعًا فَقَالَ خَبَّابٌ «لَوْلَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَهَى أَنْ نَدْعُوَ بِالْمَوْتِ لَدَعَوْتُ بِهِ أَلَا إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا مَضَوْا وَلَمْ يُصِيبُوا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا شَيْئًا أَلَا وَإِنَّا قَدْ أَصَبْنَا بَعْدَهُمْ حَتَّى لَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُ مَوْضِعًا إِلَّا فِي التُّرَابِ إِنَّ الْمَرْءَ يُؤْجَرُ فِي نَفَقَتِهِ كُلِّهَا إِلَّا فِي شَيْءٍ يَجْعَلُهُ فِي هَذَا التُّرَابِ» قَالَ «وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَبْنِي حَائِطًا لَهُ»  

[Machine] We came to Khabbab and he was suffering from seven stomach ulcers. He said, "If not for the fact that the Prophet ﷺ prohibited us from praying for death, I would have prayed for it. Then he mentioned those among his companions who had passed away, stating that they had not enjoyed any of their rewards, while we remained after them until we attained things from the world, the value of which nobody can comprehend except by spending it in the earth. And indeed, a Muslim will be rewarded for every penny he spends except what he spends on the earth."  

أَتَيْنَا خَبَّابًا نَعُودُهُ وَقَدِ اكْتَوَى فِي بَطْنِهِ سَبْعًا فَقَالَ لَوْلَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «نَهَى أَنْ نَدْعُوَ بِالْمَوْتِ لَدَعَوْتُ بِهِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مَنْ مَضَى مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ أَنَّهُمْ مَضَوْا وَلَمْ يَأْكُلُوا مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّا بَقِينَا بَعْدَهُمْ حَتَّى نِلْنَا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا مَا لَا يَدْرِي أَحَدُنَا مَا يَصْنَعُ بِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يُنْفِقَهُ فِي التُّرَابِ وَأَنَّ الْمُسْلِمَ لَيُؤْجَرُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ أَنْفَقَهُ إِلَّا مَا أَنْفَقَهُ فِي التُّرَابِ»  

[Machine] Indeed, the Companions of our Prophet who embraced Islam passed away and did not leave behind any wealth. We have received wealth for which we could not find a place except for the ground. Then we brought it back to him another time, and he was constructing a wall for himself. He said, "Verily, a Muslim is rewarded for every expenditure he makes, except for something he puts in the ground. If it were not for the fact that the Messenger of Allah prohibited us from supplicating for death, I would have supplicated for it."  

إِنَّ أَصْحَابَ نَبِيِّنَا ﷺ الَّذِينَ أَسْلَمُوا مَضَوْا وَلَمْ يَنْقُصْهُمْ أَمْوَالٌ وَإِنَّا أَصَبْنَا مَالًا لَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُ مَوْضِعًا إِلَّا التُّرَابَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَاهُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى نَعُودُهُ وَهُو يَبْنِي حَائِطًا لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمَ يُؤْجَرُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُنْفِقُهُ إِلَّا فِي شَيْءٍ يَجْعَلُهُ فِي التُّرَابِ وَلَوْلَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَانَا أَنْ نَدْعُوَ بِالْمَوْتِ لَدَعَوْتُ بِهِ