LessonsPoverty, Responsible Speech, People's Rights, and Self-Discipline (Hadith 115–120)Quiz

لُعِنَ عَبْدُ الدِّينَارِ، وَلُعِنَ عَبْدُ الدِّرْهَمِ
The slave of the dinar is cursed, and the slave of the dirham is cursed.

Source: الترمذي

عَبْدُ الدِّينَارِ and عَبْدُ الدِّرْهَمِ literally mean “servant of the dinar/dirham.” Here they warn against becoming enslaved to the pursuit of money, as if wealth were one's ultimate purpose. Lawful work and responsible savings are not condemned by these words.

لُعِنَ is a passive past verb, with عَبْدُ as its passive grammatical subject. عَبْدُ الدِّينَارِ is an iḍāfah; الدِّينَارِ is genitive. The repeated clause intensifies the warning.

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Hadith 119: Attachment to money and inner freedom

Poverty, Responsible Speech, People's Rights, and Self-Discipline (Hadith 115–120)

لُعِنَ عَبْدُ الدِّينَارِ، وَلُعِنَ عَبْدُ الدِّرْهَمِ
The slave of the dinar is cursed, and the slave of the dirham is cursed.

Source: الترمذي

عَبْدُ الدِّينَارِ and عَبْدُ الدِّرْهَمِ literally mean “servant of the dinar/dirham.” Here they warn against becoming enslaved to the pursuit of money, as if wealth were one's ultimate purpose. Lawful work and responsible savings are not condemned by these words.

لُعِنَ is a passive past verb, with عَبْدُ as its passive grammatical subject. عَبْدُ الدِّينَارِ is an iḍāfah; الدِّينَارِ is genitive. The repeated clause intensifies the warning.