قَدْ قَالَهَا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
Qad qaalahul lazeena min qablihim famaaa aghnaa 'anhum maa kaanoo yaksiboon
Those before them had already said it, but they were not availed by what they used to earn.
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39:50Ayah 175
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Already the same was said by those who were before them of communities such as Korah and those of his people who were content with such a saying. But what they used to earn did not avail them.
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I came to Khabbab while he was building a wall, and he (Khabbab) said, "Our companions who have
left this world, did not enjoy anything of their reward therein, while we have collected after them,
much wealth that we cannot spend but on earth (i.e., on building).
as above (446) and said, "We used to pay them in advance for wheat and barley (to be delivered later).
Narrated Ash-Shaibani--"And also for oil."
Narrated Ash-Shaibani:
who said "We used to pay in advance for wheat barley and dried grapes."
There was a person (living before you) who took pride in his cloak. the rest of the hadith is the same.
The previous hadith is narrated through another chain of transmitters.
The previous hadith is narrated likewise through another chain of transmitters.
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