What is the authenticity of the hadith: "The son of Adam has no right to anything other than these characteristics: a house to dwell in, a garment to cover his nakedness, and a crust of bread and water," and does it contradict Allah's making lawful of good things?
The aforementioned Hadith is weak and Munkar (denounced). The meaning of "the son of Adam has no right other than these characteristics" has been a subject of scholarly disagreement. It was said that "right" here means "essential need," or "what Allah has given him without accountability in the Hereafter or being questioned about it." The latter interpretation is closer to the truth and is supported by the Hadith of Abu 'Usayb: "You will surely be questioned about this on the Day of Resurrection, except for three: a piece of cloth with which a man covers his nakedness, a morsel with which he satisfies his hunger, or a rock into which he enters to shield himself from heat and cold." This does not contradict the permissibility of enjoying good things from sustenance without extravagance or arrogance, or that the Hadith intends to urge the servant to abandon preoccupation with worldly excesses.
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