Signs of Happiness And Misfortune

عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ  عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَرْبَعٌ مِنَ السَّعَادَةِ: الْمَرْأَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ وَالْمَسْكَنُ الْوَاسِعُ وَالْجَارُ الصَّالِحُ وَالْمَرْكَب الْهَنِيءُ وَأَرْبَعٌ مِنَ الشَّقَاوَةِ: الْجَارُ السُّوءُ وَالْمَرْأَةُ السُّوءُ وَالْمَسْكَنُ الضِّيقُ وَالْمَرْكَبُ السُّوءُ 

From Ismail Muhammad Bin Sa'ad Bin Abi Waqqas from his father from his grandfather.  His grandfather (Sa'ad Bin Abi Waqqas) said: The Prophet SAW said: 4 signs of happiness.  A pious wife, a spacious residence, pious neighbors and a good vehicle. While the 4 signs of grief are a bad neighbor, a bad wife, a cramped home and a bad vehicle."

(HR Ibnu Hibban No: 4032)

Status: Sahih Hadith

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Learnings:

1. Four signs of happiness in the world

a.  A pious wife - a good wife.  From the husband's point of view it is pleasing, always taking care of self and husband's dignity. 

b.  A spacious place to live – which has many benefits for its occupants (not necessarily a big house). The house in which the heart is will be spacious and not cramped (Takhrij al-Musnad no 15372). 

c.  A righteous neighbor - a good neighbor is helpful and does not hurt others. 

d.  A good vehicle - comfortable, does not burden either with debt or breakdowns. 

2.  Four signs of misery in the world

a.  A bad neighbor - his character and life will affect us and our children. 

b.  Bad wife - bad morals and behavior 

c.  A cramped living space – a house that does not make him happy and spacious 

d.  Bad vehicles – inconvenient and burdensome. 

Every Muslim is required to pray, among which is a prayer asking for peace and blessings.

Abu Hurairah RA narrated that the Prophet SAW often prayed: 

ﺍﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ ﺇِﻧِّﻲ ﺃَﻋُﻮﺫُ ﺑِﻚَ ﻣِﻦْ ﺟَﺎﺭِ ﺍﻟﺴُّﻮﺀ ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﺯَﻭْﺝٍ ﺗُﺸَﻴِّﺒُﻨِﻲ ﻗَﺒْﻞَ ﺍﻟْﻤَﺸِﻴﺐِ ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﻭَﻟَﺪٍ ﻳَﻜُﻮﻥُ ﻋَﻠَﻲَّ ﺭِﺑًﺎ  ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﻣَﺎﻝٍ ﻳَﻜُﻮﻥُ ﻋَﻠَﻲَّ ﻋَﺬَﺍﺑًﺎ  ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﺧَﻠِﻴﻞٍ ﻣَﺎﻛِﺮٍ  ﻋَﻴْﻨَﻪُ ﺗَﺮَﺍﻧِﻲ ﻭَﻗَﻠْﺒُﻪُ ﺗَﺮْﻋَﺎﻧِﻲ ﺇِﻥْ ﺭَﺃَﻯ ﺣَﺴَﻨَﺔً ﺩَﻓَﻨَﻬَﺎ ﻭَﺇِﺫَﺍ ﺭَﺃَﻯ ﺳَﻴِّﺌَﺔً ﺃَﺫَﺍﻋَﻬَﺎ 

Oh Allah, I truly seek refuge in You from a bad neighbor, from a wife who makes me gray before the time of graying, from a child who becomes my master, from wealth that becomes a torment for me, and from a friend who betrays me, his eyes look at me while his heart watches over me. If he sees good, then he plants (hides), and if he sees bad, then he spreads it.

(HR. Hannad in Az-Zuhd (no. 1038) 

Status: Sahih Hadith in Ash-Shohihah no. 3138) and Al-Albani