Hadith 510 - Bab 56 (Excellence of Simple Living and being Content with Little)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Abu Umamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, "O son of Adam, if you spend the surplus, it will be better for you; and if you retain it, it will be evil for you. You will not be reprimanded for storing what is enough for your need. First of all spend upon those who are your dependents."

[At- Tirmidhi].

Selon Abou Oumàma (das), le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) a dit: «O fils d"Adam! Si tu dépenses (en aumônes) ce qui excède tes besoins, cela te sera meilleur et, si tu le gardes pour toi, ce sera pour toi un mal. On ne te reprochera pas tout ce que tu auras gardé pour tes besoins réels. Quand tu dépenses, commence par ceux qui sont à ta charge». (Rapporté par Attirmidhi)

Hadith 511 - Bab 56 (Excellence of Simple Living and being Content with Little)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

'Ubaidullah bin Mihsan Al-Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, "Whosoever begins the day feeling family security and good health; and possessing provision for his day is as though he possesed the whole world."

[At- Tirmidhi].

Selon "Oubeydullàh Al Ansàri (das), le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) a dit: «Celui d"entre vous qui se reveille le matin en sécurité parmi les siens ne souffrant d"aucun mal dans son corps et possèdent la nourriture de sa journée, c"est comme si l"on avait amassé pour lui tous les biens de ce monde». (Rapporté par Attirmidhi)

Hadith 512 - Bab 56 (Excellence of Simple Living and being Content with Little)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, "Successful is the one who enters the fold of Islam and is provided with sustenance which is sufficient for his day's needs, and Allah makes him content with what He has bestowed upon him."

[Muslim].

Selon "Abdullàh Ibn "Amr Ibn Al "As (das), le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) a dit: «A vraiment réussi celui qui a embrassé l"Islam, qui s"est contenté du nécessaire dans sa subsistance et à qui Dieu a inspiré la satisfaction du lot qu"il lui a octroyé».

Hadith 513 - Bab 56 (Excellence of Simple Living and being Content with Little)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Fadalah bin 'Ubaid Al-Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) say: "Happiness is due to him who is guided to Islam and possesses provision that suffices him for his day and remains content."

[At- Tirmidhi].

Mohammad Fadàla Ibn "Oubeyd Al Ansàri (das) rapporte qu"il a entendu dire le Messager de Dieu (bsdl): Bienheureux celui qui a été guidé à l"Islam, dont la subsistance se limite à ses besoins et qui se contente de ce que Dieu lui a donné». (Rapporté par Attirmidhi)

Hadith 514 - Bab 56 (Excellence of Simple Living and being Content with Little)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) went to bed hungry for several successive nights, nor did his family have a thing for supper for many consecutive nights; and their bread was mostly of barley.

[At- Tirmidhi].

Selon Ibn "Abbàs (das), le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) passait plusieurs nuits successives le ventre vide. Les membres de sa famille ne trouvaient pas de quoi dîner. La plupart de leur pain était d"orge». (Rapporté par Attirmidhi)

Hadith 515 - Bab 56 (Excellence of Simple Living and being Content with Little)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Fadalah bin 'Ubaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: When Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) led Salat, some people would fall down from their standing posture out of extreme hunger. They were of the people of As-Suffah. The nomad Arabs would say that they were insane. After concluding Salat, Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) would turn to them and say, "If you were to know what is in store for you with Allah, the Exalted, you would wish to augment your starvation and lack of provisions."

[At-Tirmidhi].

Selon Fadàla Ibn "Oubeyd (das), quand le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) présidait à la prière des gens, il y avait parmi les orants des hommes qui s"effondraient à terre de leur position debout tellement ils avaient faim (c"étaient les gens de la Soffa). Si bien que les Bédouins disaient d"eux qu"ils étaient épiléptiques». Quand le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) avait terminé la prière, il se dirigeait vers eux et leur disait: «Si vous saviez ce que Dieu le Très-Haut vous réserve auprès de Lui, vous souhaiteriez encore plus de pauvreté et d"indigence». (Rapporté par Attirmidhi)

Hadith 516 - Bab 56 (Excellence of Simple Living and being Content with Little)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) say: "No man fills a container worse than his stomach. A few morsels that keep his back upright are sufficient for him. If he has to, then he should keep one-third for food, one-third for drink and one-third for his breathing."

[At-Tirmidhi].

Selon Al Miqdâd Ibn Ma"dikariba (das), le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) disait: «Jamais le fils d"Adam n"a rempli de récipient pire que son ventre. Il suffisait pourtant au fils d"Adam quelques bouchées pour subvenir à ses besoins. Et même s"il lui en fallait absolument davantage, qu"il réserve donc le tiers de son estomac à son manger, l"autre tiers à son boire et le dernier tiers à sa respiration». (Rapporté par Attirmidhi)

Hadith 517 - Bab 56 (Excellence of Simple Living and being Content with Little)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Abu Umamah bin Tha'labah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Companions of Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) mentioned the life of the world before him. He (Peace be upon him) said, "Do you not hear? Do you not hear? Simplicity (in life) is part of Faith, simplicity is part of Faith."

[Abu Dawud].

Yès Ibn Tha"iaba Al Ansàri (das) a dit: «Un jour les Compagnons du Messager de Dieu (bsdl) parlèrent en sa présence de ce bas-monde. Il leur dit: «M"entendez-vous bien? M"entendez-vous bien? La modestie de l"extérieur fait

Hadith 518 - Bab 56 (Excellence of Simple Living and being Content with Little)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Jabir bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) sent us in an expedition under the command of Abu 'Ubaidah (May Allah be pleased with him) to intercept a caravan of the Quraish. He provided us with a bag of dates, apart from which he found nothing for us. Abu 'Ubaidah (May Allah be pleased with him) gave each of us one date (every day). He (the narrator) was asked: "What did you do with that?" He said: We sucked that just like a baby and then drank water over that, and it was sufficient for us for the day until night. We beat off leaves with the help of our sticks, then drenched them with water and ate them. We then went to the seaside, when there appeared before us something like a big mound. We came near it and we found that it was a beast called Al-Anbar. Abu 'Ubaidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: "It is dead (so it useless for us)." He then said: "No (but it does not matter), we have been sent by Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) in the way of Allah and you are hard-pressed (on account of the scarcity of food), so you can eat that." We, three hundred in number, stayed there for a month until we fattened up (having plenty to eat of that fish). He (Jabir) said: I saw how we extracted pitcher after pitcher full of fat from the cavity of its eye, and sliced from it compact piece of meat equal to a bull or almost like a bull. Abu 'Ubaidah (May Allah be pleased with him) called thirteen men from us and he made them sit in the cavity of its eye, and he held one of its ribs and raised it erect and then saddled the biggest of the camels we had with us and it passed through it (the arched rib), and we carried large pieces of meat for use in our journey. When we came back to Al-Madinah we went to Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) and told him about that, whereupon he said, "That was a sustenance Allah had brought forth for you. Do you have any piece of meat left with you, for us to eat." Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: We sent to Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) some of that (meat) and he ate it.

[Muslim].

Jàber Ibn "Addullàh (das) rapporte: «Le Messager de Dieu (bsdl) nous envoya une fois en expédition et mit à notre tête Abou "Oubeyda (das) pour intercepter une caravane marchande appartenant à Qoreysh. Pour toutes provisions il nous donna un sac de dattes, n"ayant alors rien d"autre à nous donner. Abou "Oubeyda nous donnait à chaque fois une datte par personne. On demanda au narrateur: «Que pouviez-vous faire d"une seule datte?» Il dit: «Nous la sucions comme tête le nourrisson, puis nous buvions par-dessus elle de l"eau. Cela nous suffisait pour une journée et sa nuit. Nous abattions en outre avec nos bâtons les feuilles des arbres. Nous les laissions dans l"eau puis nous les mangions. Il dit: «Nous parvînmes au rivage de la mer (Mer Rouge) et voilà que nous aperçûmes sur son bord comme une dune énorme. En nous approchant d"elle nous vîmes une bête appelée «baleine». Abou c Oubeyda dit alors: «C"est une bête morte (non tuée selon le rite). Puis il dit: «Mais nous sommes les envoyés du Messager de Dieu (bsdl) en mission au service de Dieu. Nous sommes acculés par le besoin. Mangez-en donc!» Nous en mangeâmes durant un mois et nous étions trois cents hommes tant et si bien que nous engraissâmes. Je voyais nos hommes remplir des jarres de graisse de son œil. Nous tranchions dans son corps des morceaux de viande comme si c"était un bœuf. Abou "Oubeyda choisit parmi nous treize hommes qu"il fit asseoir dans l"orbite de son œil. Puis il détacha l"une de ses côtes et la dressa au sol. Il fit ensuite lever le plus grand de nos chameaux qui put passer sous elle. Nous fîmes de sa viande une énorme quantité de viande salée. De retour à Médine, nous allâmes conter notre aventure au Messager de Dieu (bsdl) qui dit: «C"est une subsistance que Dieu a fait sortir (de la mer) pour vous. Avez-vous encore de cette viande pour que nous en mangions un peu?» Nous en envoyâmes un peu au Messager de Dieu (bsdl) qui la mangea». (Rapporté par Moslem)

Hadith 519 - Bab 56 (Excellence of Simple Living and being Content with Little)
Chapter 1 (The Book of Miscellany)

Asma' bint Yazid (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The sleeves of the shirt of Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) reached his wrists.

[At-Tirmidhi].

Asmà Bent Zeyd (das) a dit: «La manche de la tunique du Messager de Dieu (bsdl) lui arrivait jusqu"au poignet». (Rapporté par Abou Dawûd)