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The Hadith : “Whoever is content with a little provision from Allah…”
Fatwa no.: 12935Date: 10 Shawwal 1422 AH · 25 December 2001Mufti: IslamQASource: الشيخ محمد صالح المنجد
Question
How sound is the Hadith, “Whoever is content with little provision from Allah, Allah will be content with little of righteous deeds from him”?
Answer
Praise be to Allah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah:
This Hadith was narrated by al-Bayhaqi in Shu’ab al-Eeman (7/204).
Its isnad (chain of narrators) includes Ishaq ibn Muhammad al-Farawi, who was classed as da’eef by al-Nasai, Abu Dawood and al-Daraqutni.
See Meezan al-I’tidal, 1/351; Tahtheeb al-Tahrheeb, 1/217.
It was also classed as da’eef by al-‘Iraqi in Takhreej al-Ihya, 4/334.