عَنْ أبي هُريْرَةَ رضي اللّه عنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رسُولُ اللّه صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم: «أيُّهَا النَّاسُ إنَّ اللّه طيِّبٌ لا يقْبلُ إلّا طيِّبًا، وَإنَّ اللّه أمَر المُؤمِنِينَ بِمَا أمَر بِهِ المُرْسلِينَ، فَقَال تَعَالى: يَا أيُّها الرُّسْلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّباتِ واعملوا صَالحًا وَقَال تَعالَى: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمنُوا كُلُوا مِنَ طَيِّبَات مَا رزَقْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الرَّجُلَ يُطِيلُ السَّفَر أشْعَثَ أغْبر يمُدُّ يدَيْهِ إلَى السَّمَاءِ: يَا ربِّ يَا رَبِّ، وَمَطْعَمُهُ حَرامٌ، ومَشْرَبُه حرَامٌ، ومَلْبسُهُ حرامٌ، وغُذِيَ بِالْحَرامِ، فَأَنَّى يُسْتَجابُ لِذَلِكَ؟» رواه مسلم.
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people, Allah is Good (Tayyib) and accepts only what is good. Allah has commanded the believers with what He commanded the messengers. He (the Exalted) said: 'O messengers, eat of the good things and do righteousness' [Surah al-Muʾminun: 51]. And He (the Exalted) said: 'O you who have believed, eat of the good things We have provided you' [Surah al-Baqarah: 172]." Then he mentioned a man who prolongs his journey, disheveled and dust-covered, stretching out his hands to the sky: "O Lord, O Lord!"—while his food is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, his clothing is unlawful, and he is nourished by the unlawful. "So how can he be answered?" Reported by Muslim.
الشرح · explanation
إن اللّه طيّب: أي منزّه عن النقائص. لا يقبل إلّا طيبًا: لا يقبل التقرب إليه إلّا بالحلال من الكسب. يطيل السفر: أي في العبادة من نحو حجّ وجهاد. أشعث: متفرق الشعر. أغبر: مغبر الوجه. فأنى؟: فكيف.
"Allah is Good (Tayyib)": that is, transcendent above all deficiencies. "He accepts only what is good": He accepts drawing near to Him only through lawful earnings. "Prolongs his journey": that is, in worship, such as Hajj and jihad. "Disheveled (ashʿath)": with unkempt, tangled hair. "Dust-covered (aghbar)": with a dust-covered face. "So how (fa-anna)": that is, how.
الدروس · lessons
اتصاف اللّه تعالى بصفات الكمال وعدم قبوله الصدقات إذا كانت من كسب حرام. الأنبياء والمؤمنون سواء في أحكام الدين إلّا ما كان من خصوصياتهم. إباحة الطيبات من الرزق ما كان من كسب مشروع حلال. من أسباب عدم استجابة الدعاء أكل المال الحرام، ومن أسباب استجابة الدعاء أكل الطيب من الحلال.
Allah the Exalted is described with the attributes of perfection, and He does not accept charity if it comes from unlawful earnings. The prophets and the believers are equal in the rulings of the religion, except for what pertains to their special particularities. The permissibility of the good things of provision that come from lawful, legitimate earnings. Among the causes of a supplication not being answered is consuming unlawful wealth, and among the causes of a supplication being answered is consuming that which is good and lawful.