ḤADĪTH OF THE DAY

“ The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said, "Three [things] I swear by, and I am telling you a statement for you to learn." He said, "A bondsman’s wealth is never decreased by charity; no bondsman is ever wronged, and endures with patience, without God giving him (1) greater honor; and no bondsman opens the door of asking [people], without God opening for him a door of poverty- or he said a similar word (2)." He continued, "And I am telling you a statement for you to learn. Indeed, there are four types of people in the worldly life. A bondsman whom God has sustained with wealth and knowledge, so he is mindful of his Lord in [using] them; he upholds kinship ties and acknowledges the rights of God over him. Such [a person] is in the best of ranks. And a bondsman whom God has sustained with knowledge but not wealth, and he sincerely says, ' Had I possessed wealth, I would have acted like that person.' Then he is deserving of his intention, and both are equally rewarded. And a bondsman whom God has sustained with wealth but not knowledge, so he squanders his wealth in ignorance and is not mindful of his Lord in [using] it, nor does he uphold kinship ties, or acknowledge the rights of God over him. Such [a person] is in the vilest of ranks. And there is a bondsman whom God has neither sustained with wealth nor with knowledge and he says, 'Had I possessed wealth, I would have acted like that person.' Then he is deserving of his intention, and both will bear an equal burden. " Footnotes: (1) Masculine nouns and pronouns are generally used in Arabic as a means for referring to both men and women when the meaning is left general and is not otherwise specified. (2) The uncertainty is from the narrator. ”

Sunan at-Tirmithiy كتاب تفسير القرآن باب ومن سورة التوبة

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍعَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِى الْجَعْدِ عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتِ الَّذِينَ يَكْنِزُونَ الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِى بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ أُنْزِلَ فِى الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ مَا أُنْزِلَ. لَوْ عَلِمْنَا أَىُّ الْمَالِ خَيْرٌ فَنَتَّخِذَهُ فَقَالَ أَفْضَلُهُ لِسَانٌ ذَاكِرٌ وَقَلْبٌ شَاكِرٌ وَزَوْجَةٌ مُؤْمِنَةٌ تُعِينُهُ عَلَى إِيمَانِهِ. قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ. سَأَلْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ فَقُلْتَ لَهُ سَالِمُ بْنُ أَبِى الْجَعْدِ سَمِعَ مِنْ ثَوْبَانَ فَقَالَ لاَ. فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مِمَّنْ سَمِعَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِي صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ سَمِعَ مِنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَذَكَرَ غَيْرَ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِي صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Thawbān [al-Hāshimī] related, “We were on a journey with the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, when the verse: ‘…those who hoard gold and silver…’ (9 [at-Tawbah]: 34) was revealed [to him]. Some of his Companions commented, ‘This verse is about gold and silver ... if only we knew which type of wealth is considered the best so that we can [try to] acquire it!’ The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said, ‘The best wealth is a tongue engaged in the remembrance of God, a grateful heart, and a believing wife who assists her husband in strengthening his faith.’”