حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

The Salaf's stance on work and striving to earn a living: Muslim said: Mu'awiyah ibn Qurrah, may God have mercy on him, met me as I was returning from al-Kalla’, and he said to me: What did you do? I said: I bought such and such for my family. He said: Did you earn it lawfully? I said: Yes. He said: To go out in the morning as you did is more beloved to me than to spend the night in prayer and the day in fasting. [Sifat al-Safwah 3/182, Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 8/91].

The position of the Salaf regarding work and striving to earn a living: On the authority of Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak, may God have mercy on him, he said: I do not think that the owner of ten thousand dirhams should abandon earning a living, for if he does not earn, I fear he may fail to show kindness to his neighbor or provide generously for his family. [Al-Muntazam 9/61].

The stance of the Salaf regarding work and striving to earn a living: Hammad bin Zaid said: Ayyub, may God have mercy on him, told us: Stay in the market, for wealth is a blessing. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 1/434].

The stance of the Salaf regarding work and striving to earn a living: On the authority of Hammad bin Zaid, he said: Ayyub said to me: Stay in your market, for you will remain honored by your brothers as long as you do not need them. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 1/434].

The stance of the Salaf regarding work and striving to earn a living: On the authority of Ibrahim bin Adham, may God have mercy on him, he said: “There are two kinds of begging: begging at people’s doors, and begging when a man says: ‘I will stay in the mosque, pray, fast, and worship God, and whoever brings me something, I will accept it.’ This is the worse of the two kinds of begging, and this person has been persistent in begging.” [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 2/480].