قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَجَائَ ثَلَاثَةُ نَفَرٍ إِلَی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَأَنَا عِنْدَهُ فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ إِنَّا وَاللَّهِ مَا نَقْدِرُ عَلَی شَيْئٍ لَا نَفَقَةٍ وَلَا دَابَّةٍ وَلَا مَتَاعٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَا شِئْتُمْ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَيْنَا فَأَعْطَيْنَاکُمْ مَا يَسَّرَ اللَّهُ لَکُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتُمْ ذَکَرْنَا أَمْرَکُمْ لِلسُّلْطَانِ وَإِنْ شِئْتُمْ صَبَرْتُمْ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ فُقَرَائَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ يَسْبِقُونَ الْأَغْنِيَائَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَی الْجَنَّةِ بِأَرْبَعِينَ خَرِيفًا قَالُوا فَإِنَّا نَصْبِرُ لَا نَسْأَلُ شَيْئًا
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 7463
Abu 'Abd al-Rahman reported that three persons came to 'Abdullah b. Amr b. 'As while I was sitting with him and they said: By Allah, we have nothing with us either in the form of provision, riding animals or wealth. Thereupon he said to them: I am prepared to do whatever you like. If you come to us, we would give you what Allah would make available for you. and if you like I would make a mention of your case to the ruler, and if you like you can show patience also. for I have heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: The destitute amongst the emigrants would precede the rich emigrants by forty years in getting into Paradise on the Day of Resurrection. Thereupon they said: We then, show patience and do not ask for anything.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020