Al-Mutanabbi's ode 'With what can I console myself' (8)

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«ما في هوادجكم من مهجتي عوض إن مت شوقا ولا فيها لها ثمن»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

Connections

Mentions: Mal (property) in fiqh: definitions, kinds, usufruct and debt as property

People and things also explored

Arba'un 3 — Islam is built on five· Arba'un 8 — I was ordered to fight the people· Arba'un 45 — the sale of wine, carrion, swine and idols forbidden· Bukhari 2227 — Three whose adversary I shall be on the Day of Resurrection· Bukhari 2270 — Three whose adversary I shall be on the Day of Resurrection· Bukhari 2539 — Hawazin's deputation chooses the captives· Bukhari 4033 — We do not inherit; what we leave is charity· Bukhari 4684 — Spend, and I shall spend on you

Sources

Diwan al-Mutanabbi, Dar Beirut (1983)

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Arba'un 3 — Islam is built on five

Abdullah ibn Umar's hadith on the pillars of Islam, the third hadith of al-Nawawi's Forty and of Ibn Rajab's commentary; transmitted by al-Bukhari (8) and Muslim (16) through Ikrama ibn Khalid, Sa'd ibn Ubayd and Muhammad ibn Zayd from Ibn Umar, and also by Ahmad (2/143), al-Tirmidhi (2609), al-Nasa'i, Ibn Khuzayma, Ibn Hibban and others; a version from Jarir ibn Abdullah al-Bajali is transmitted by Ahmad (4/363–364). Ibn Rajab explains Islam as a structure resting on these five supports, with belief in God and His Messenger included within islam (Jami' al-Ulum wal-Hikam pp. 121–130).