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I do not want gold as much as Uhud mountain hadith

The historical event that took place in Medina, where the Prophet Muhammad advised not to be attached to worldly possessions while walking with Abu Dharr al-Ghifari in the Harra area.

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I do not want gold as much as Uhud mountain hadith

Location

Medina, Saudi Arabia

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History

This conversation between the Prophet Muhammad and Abu Dharr al-Ghifari took place in the Harra (volcanic rock area) of Medina. According to the narration, while they were walking in an area where Uhud Mountain was visible, the Prophet Muhammad said: "O Abu Dharr! If I had gold as much as Uhud Mountain, I would not like it to stay with me for more than three days, except for what I kept aside to pay debts." Then the Prophet Muhammad added: "It is good to save something to spend on good causes; but do not save in such a way that you can give it all at once in the way of Allah..." Then he turned to Abu Dharr: "You wait here, do not talk to anyone until I return." This hadith is one of the most concise narrations that express Islam's approach to accumulating wealth. The Prophet Muhammad does not strictly prohibit wealth; however, he gives a very sharp warning about the balance of accumulating and spending wealth. Especially the expression "do not accumulate gold for more than three days" is a concrete expression of the principle of zuhd (detachment from the world) in Islamic ethics. [Source: Bukhari, Zakat 4, Rikaq 15; Muslim, Zakat 31; TDV Islamic Encyclopedia, "Abu Dharr al-Ghifari" article, islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/ebu-zer-el-gifari]

Importance and Narrations

Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (r.a.) said: "We were walking with the Prophet Muhammad in the Harra area of Medina. Uhud Mountain appeared. The Prophet Muhammad said: 'O Abu Dharr!' I replied, 'Here I am, O Messenger of Allah.' 'If I had gold as much as this mountain, I would not like to enter the third night with a dinar set aside to pay a gold debt.' I asked, 'What if you set aside two dinars?' The Prophet Muhammad pointed with his fingers: 'Like this, like this, like this (for good); but not too much,' he said." (Bukhari, Zakat 4; Muslim, Zakat 31) [Source: Bukhari, Al-Jami' al-Sahih, Zakat 4, Rikaq 15; Muslim, Al-Jami' al-Sahih, Zakat 31]

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