Hadith 37
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1. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (ra) narrated to me, saying: Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa'dabadi narrated to me from Ahmad ibn Abi Abdullah al-Barqi, who said: My father narrated to us from Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr from Malik ibn Anas from Abu Abdullah (as), from his forefathers regarding the Prophet (saw): "The poor came to the Messenger of Allah and said, '
O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy have what they can free as slaves, and we do not. They have what they can perform Hajj with, and we do not. They have what they can give in charity, and we do not. They have what they can struggle with in jihad, and we do not.' The Prophet (saw) said, 'Whoever glorifies Allah a hundred times, it is better than freeing a hundred slaves; whoever praises Allah a hundred times, it is better than leading a hundred camels; whoever says "La ilaha illa Allah" a hundred times, is the best in deeds on that day, except for someone who does more.' The rich heard about this and did the same. The poor returned to the Prophet and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy have heard what you said and are doing it too.' He replied, 'That is the favor of Allah, which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great favor.'"
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَلِیُّ بْنُ الْحُسَیْنِ السَّعْدَآبَادِیُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِیِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی عُمَیْرٍ عَنْ مَالِکِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع عَنِ النَّبِیِّ ص قَالَ
جَاءَ الْفُقَرَاءُ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالُوا یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِلْأَغْنِیَاءِ مَا یُعْتِقُونَ وَ لَیْسَ لَنَا وَ لَهُمْ مَا یَحُجُّونَ وَ لَیْسَ لَنَا وَ لَهُمْ مَا یَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَ لَیْسَ لَنَا وَ لَهُمْ مَا یُجَاهِدُونَ بِهِ وَ لَیْسَ لَنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِیُّ ص مَنْ کَبَّرَ اللَّهَ مِائَهَ مَرَّهٍ کَانَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ عِتْقِ مِائَهِ رَقَبَهٍ وَ مَنْ سَبَّحَ اللَّهَ مِائَهَ مَرَّهٍ کَانَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ سِیَاقِ مِائَهِ بَدَنَهٍ وَ مَنْ حَمَّدَ اللَّهَ مِائَهَ مَرَّهٍ کَانَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ حُمْلَانِ مِائَهِ فَرَسٍ فِی سَبِیلِ اللَّهِ بِسُرُجِهَا وَ لُجُمِهَا وَ رُکُبِهَا وَ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مِائَهَ مَرَّهٍ کَانَ أَفْضَلَ النَّاسِ عَمَلًا فِی ذَلِکَ الْیَوْمِ إِلَّا مَنْ زَادَ قَالَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِکَ الْأَغْنِیَاءَ فَصَنَعُوهُ قَالَ فَعَادُوا إِلَی النَّبِیِّ ص فَقَالُوا یَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ بَلَغَ الْأَغْنِیَاءَ مَا قُلْتَ فَصَنَعُوهُ قَالَ ذلِکَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ یُؤْتِیهِ مَنْ یَشاءُ وَ اللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِیمِ.