Hadith 59

with Allah-azwj from the poverty’’. [78]
And he-asws said: ‘The poverty is treasured in the Presence of Allah-azwj at the status of the martyrdom. Allah-azwj Gives it to the one He-azwj so Desires’’. [79]
From the Prophet-saww: ‘One whose share in the world is plentiful, his share will be reduced in the Hereafter, and even though he were a benevolent person’’. And the poor said to Rasool-Allah-saww, ‘The rich ones will be going to the Paradise for their performing Hajj, and Umrah, and giving charity while we are not able upon it’. He-saww said: ‘The one from you who is patient and anticipates, there will be three characteristics for him, not one of these being for the rich. In the Paradise there is a chamber, the people of Paradise will be look at it like what the people of earth look at stars of the sky. No one will enter it except a poor Prophet-as, or a poor martyr, or a poor Momin. And secondly, the poor will enter the Paradise before the rich ones do, by five hundred years. And thirdly, when the rich one says, ‘Glory be to Allah-azwj, and the Praise is for Allah-azwj, and there is no god except Allah-azwj, and Allah-azwj is the Greatest’, and the poor one says like that, the rich will not catch up with the poor, and even if he were to spend ten thousand Dirhams in it, and like that are the righteous deeds, all of them! ’
They said, ‘We are satisfied’’. [80]
From Anas Bin Malik (a well-known fabricator), ‘From the Prophet-saww: ‘The poor ones of my-saww community will stand on the Day of Qiyamah and their clothes will be green, and their hair will be woven with the gems and rubies, and in their hands will be two rods of light addressing upon the pulpits. The Prophets-as will pass by them. They-as will say: ‘They are from the Angels’. And the Angels will say: ‘They are from the Prophets-as. They will say, ‘We are neither Angels nor Prophets-as. But we are a number of poor ones of the community of Muhammad-saww! ’
They will say, ‘Due to what have you attained the prestige? ’ They will say, ‘Our deeds were not severe, and we did not fast all the time, and we did no stand in the night (for Salat), but we stood upon the five (daily) Salats, and when we heard the mention of Muhammad-saww, our tears flowed upon our cheeks’’. [81]
From Abu Hureyra (a well-known fabricator), ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘My-saww Lord-azwj Spoke to me-saww. He-azwj Said: “O Muhammad-saww! Whenever I-azwj Love a servant, I-azwj Make three things to be with him – g