Jami’ at-Tirmidhi is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abu ‘Isa Muhammad at-Tirmidhi. It is notable for its classification of hadith based on authenticity and legal relevance, and includes commentary on the reliability of narrators and juristic differences among scholars.

Book 36, Chapters on Zuhd, discusses asceticism, detachment from worldly desires, and the virtues of simple living.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 13

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 13 Anas bin Malik narrated that a man among his companions was dying so he said- meaning a man said to him: “Glad tidings of Paradise.” To which the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: “You do not know. Perhaps he spoke of what did not concern him or he was […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 14

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 14 Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: “Indeed among the excellence of a person’s Islam is that he leaves what does not concern him.” حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ، وَغَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ قُرَّةَ، […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 15

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 15 Ali bin Al-Husain narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: “Surely, of the excellence of a person’s Islam is that he leaves what does not concern him.” حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 16

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 16 Muhammed bin ‘Amr narrated from his father, from his grandfather who said: “I heard Bilal bin Al-Harith Al Muzani, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) saying: ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) saying: “Indeed one of you says a statement pleasing to Allah, not realizing that […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 17

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 17 Sahl bin Sa’d narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: “If the world to Allah was equal to a mosquito’s wing, then He would not allow the disbeliever to have a sip of water from it.” حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 18

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 18 Al-Mustawrid bin Shaddad said: “I was with the caravan of those who stopped with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) at a dead lamb. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ‘Do you think that this was insignificant to its owners when they threw it away?’ They said:’Yes! It is because […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 19

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 19 Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: “Lo! Indeed the world is cursed. What is in it is cursed, except for remembrance of Allah, what is conducive to that, the knowledgeable person and the learning person.” حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ الْمُكْتِبُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، حَدَّثَنَا […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 20

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 20 Qa’is bin Abi Hazim said: I heard Mustawrid, a member of Banu Fihr, saying: The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: “The world compared to the Hereafter is but like what one of you gets when placing his finger into the sea, so look at what you draw from it.” […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 21

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 21 Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: “The world is a prison for the believer and Paradise for the disbeliever.” حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 22

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 22 Abu Kabshah Al-Anmari narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: “There are three things for which I swear and narrate to you about, so remember it.” He said: “The wealth of a slave (of Allah) shall not be decreased by charity, no slave (of Allah) suffers injustice and […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 23

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 23 ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: “Whoever suffers from destitution and he beseeches the people for it, his destitution shall not end. And whoever suffers from destitution and he beseeches Allah for it, Allah will send provisions to him, sooner or later.” حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 24

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 36, Hadith 24 Abu Wail narrated: “Mu’awiyah came to Abu Hashim bin ‘Uthbah to visit him when he was ill (and dying). He said: ‘O Uncle! Why do you cry? Is it from the pangs of death or desire for this world?’ He said: ‘Neither of these. But the Messenger of Allah […]