العربية
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٣٧٦٩-وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: مِنْ خَيْرِ مَعَاشِ النَّاسِ لَهُمْرَجُلٌ مُمْسِكُ عِنَانَ فَرَسِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ، يَطِيرُ عَلَى مَتْنِهِ كُلَّمَا سَمِعَ هَيْعَةً أَوْ فَزْعَةً طَارَعَلَيْهِ، يَبْتَغِي الْقَتْلَ وَالْمَوْتَ مَظَأَنَّهُ، أَوْ رَجُلٌّ(١) فِي غُنَيْمَةٍ فِي رَأْسِ شَعَفَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّعَفِ،أَوْ بَطْنِ وَادٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ، يُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ، وَيُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ، وَيَعْبُدُ رَبَّهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْيَقِينُ،لَيْسَ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلَّا فِي خَيْرٍ). رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ.
Commentary and footnotes (1)
Note 1
(1) Regarding the saying: Or a man with a small flock at the peak of a hill, etc.: Al-Nawawi said: This hadith is evidence for those who prefer solitude over mixing with people. There is a well-known dispute on this. The Shafi‘i school and most scholars hold that mixing is better, provided one expects safety from trials. Some ascetics hold that solitude is better, citing this hadith. The majority respond that it applies to times of trials and wars or to someone who cannot protect others from himself or endure their harm. The prophets (peace be upon them), most Companions, Followers, scholars, and ascetics mixed with people, benefiting from attending Friday prayers, congregational prayers, funerals, visiting the sick, and circles of remembrance, among others. [Al-Marqah] In Al-Alamgiriyya: Abu Yusuf said it is disliked for a group to isolate themselves in a place, refrain from medicine, and worship Allah there, devoting themselves to it. Earning a lawful living and adhering to Friday and congregational prayers in cities is preferable and more obligatory. [Al-Tatarkhaniyya] This is supported by Abu Hurayra’s later narration: Do not do so, etc.