حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

The stance of the early Muslims on work and striving to earn a living: On the authority of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, he said: God, the Almighty and Majestic, has not created a death that I would love to die after being killed in the cause of God, the Almighty and Majestic,, more than to die between the two sides of a saddle, traveling the earth, seeking the bounty of God, the Almighty and Majestic,. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 7/450].

The stance of the early Muslims on work and striving to earn a living: On the authority of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, he said: Earning a living that involves some humiliation is better than asking people for help. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 7/475].

The Salaf's stance on work and striving to earn a living: On the authority of Al-Hasan, he said: While Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, was walking one day with a group of his companions, they saw a young girl in the market, being thrown about by the wind due to her weakness. Umar said: "How wretched! Who knows this girl?" Abdullah said to him: "Don't you know her? This is one of your daughters!" He said: "Which one of my daughters?" He said: "The daughter of Abdullah ibn Umar." He said: "So what has brought her to this state of destitution?" He said: "Your withholding of what you have." He said: "Does my withholding what I have from her prevent you from seeking for your daughters what other people seek? By God, you have nothing from me except your share from the Muslims, whether it is sufficient for you or not. Between me and you is the Book of God." [Ibn Abi al-Dunya's Encyclopedia 1/229].

The stance of the Salaf regarding work and striving to earn a living: On the authority of Salman Al-Farisi, may God be pleased with him, he said: I love to eat from the earnings of my own hands. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 1/161].

The Salaf's stance on work and striving to earn a living: On the authority of Salim, the freed slave of Zayd ibn Suhan, he said: I was with my master Zayd ibn Suhan in the market, and Salman al-Farisi, may God be pleased with him, passed by us, having bought a wasq of food. Zayd said to him: O Abu Abdullah, do you do this while you are a companion of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace? He said: When the soul secures its sustenance, it becomes at peace and frees itself for worship, and the whisperer despairs of troubling it. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 1/166].