Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Ar-Riqaq (Softening of The Hearts)
16- بَابُ فَضْلِ الْفَقْرِ:
(16) Chapter. The superiority of being poor.
5 hadith · references 6447–6451
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Bukhari · 6447هَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ مِلْءِ الْأَرْضِ مِثْلَ هَذَاA man passed by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked a man sitting beside him, "What is your opinion about this (passer-by)?" He replied, "This (passer-by) is from the noble class of people. By Allah, if he sh4 narratorsBukhari · 6448هَاجَرْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نُرِيدُ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ ، فَوَقَعَ أَجْرُنَا عَلَى اللَّهِ ، فَمِنَّا مَنْ مَضَى لَمْ يَأْخُذْ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ مِنْهُمْ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ قُتِلَ يَوْمَ أُحُدWe paid a visit to Khabbab who was sick, and he said, "We migrated with the Prophet (ﷺ) for Allah's Sake and our wages became due on Allah. Some of us died without having received anything of the wages, and one of them w5 narratorsBukhari · 6449اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ ، وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ ، فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I looked into Paradise and found that the majority of its dwellers were the poor people, and I looked into the (Hell) Fire and found that the majority of its dwellers were women."10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 6450لَمْ يَأْكُلِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى خِوَانٍ حَتَّى مَاتَ ، وَمَا أَكَلَ خُبْزًا مُرَقَّقًا حَتَّى مَاتَThe Prophet (ﷺ) did not eat at a table till he died, and he did not eat a thin nicely baked wheat bread till he died.5 narratorsBukhari · 6451لَقَدْ تُوُفِّيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَا فِي رَفِّي مِنْ شَيْءٍ يَأْكُلُهُ ذُو كَبِدٍ ، إِلَّا شَطْرُ شَعِيرٍ فِي رَفٍّ لِي ، فَأَكَلْتُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى طَالَ عَلَيَّ فَكِلْتُهُ ، فَفَنِيَWhen the Prophet (ﷺ) died, nothing which can be eaten by a living creature was left on my shelf except some barley grain. I ate of it for a period and when I measured it, it finished.5 narrators