Remembrance of Death and Restraint of Wishes
باب ذكر الموت وقصر الأمل
Riyad as-Saliheen, Book of Miscellany(view book)
'Abdullah bin 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ took hold of my shoulders and said, "Be in the world like a stranger or a wayfarer." Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) used to say: When you survive till the evening do not expect to live until the morning; and when you survive till the morning do not expect to live until the evening. While in good health (do good deeds) before you fall sick; and while you are alive (do good deeds) before death strikes.
[Al-Bukhari].
وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال: أخذ رسول الله ﷺ بمنكبي فقال: "كن فى الدنيا كأنك غريب أو عابر سبيل". وكان ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما يقول: إذا أمسيت، فلا تنتظر الصباح، وإذا أصبحت، فلا تنتظر المساء، وخذ من صحتك لمرضك، ومن حياتك لموتك “ ((رواه البخاري)).
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'Abdullah bin 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is the duty of a Muslim who has something which is to be given as a bequest not to have it for two nights without executing a written will."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
In the narration of Muslim it is narrated as 'three nights'. Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: Since I heard the Messenger of Allah say this, I have never spent a night without having my will with me.
وعنه أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: “ ما حق امرئ مسلم ، له شئ يوصي فيه ، يبيت ليلتين إلا ووصيته مكتوبة عنده” ((متفق عليه)) هذا لفظ البخاري. وفى رواية لمسلم” يبيت ثلاث ليال: قال ابن عمر: ما مرت على ليلة منذ سمعت رسول الله ﷺ قال ذلك إلا وعندي وصيتي.
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Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ drew a few lines and said, "One of them represents man and another indicates death; and a man continues like this until the nearest line (i.e., death) overtakes him."
[Al-Bukhari].
وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: خط النبي ﷺ خطوطا فقال: "هذا الإنسان، وهذا أجله، فبينما هو كذلك إذ جاء الخط الأقرب” ((رواه البخاري)).
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Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ drew up a square and in the middle of it he drew a line, the end of which jutted out beyond the square. Further across the middle line, he drew a number of smaller lines. Then he ﷺ said, "The figure represents man and the encircling square is the death which is encompassing him. The middle line represents his desires and the smaller lines are vicissitudes of life. If one of those misses him, another distresses him, and if that one misses him, he falls victim to another."
[Al-Bukhari].
وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: خط النبي ﷺ خطا مربعا، وخط خطاً فى الوسط خارجاً منه، وخط خططاً صغاراً إلى هذا الذى فى الوسط من جانبه الذى فى الوسط، فقال: “هذا الإنسان، وهذا أجله محيطا به -أو قد أحاط به- وهذا الذى هو خارج أمله، وهذه الخطط الصغار الأعراض فإن أخطأه هذا ، نهشه هذا، وإن أخطأه هذا نهشه هذا” ((رواه البخاري)) وهذه صورته:
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Hasten to do good deeds before you are overtaken by one of the seven afflictions." Then (giving a warning) he said, "Are you waiting for poverty which will make you unmindful of devotion, or prosperity which will make you corrupt, or a disease which will disable you, or senility which will make you mentally unstable, or sudden death which will take you all of a sudden, or Ad-Dajjal who is the worst expected, or the Hour; and the Hour will be most grievous and most bitter."
[At- Tirmidhi].
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله ﷺ: قال: “بادروا بالأعمال سبعاً، هل تنتظرون إلا فقراً منسياً، أو غنى مطغياً، أو مرضاً مفسداً، أو هرماً مفنداً، أو موتاً مجهزاً، أو الدجال، فشر غائب ينتظر، أو الساعة، فالساعة أدهى وأمر؟!” ((رواه الترمذى وقال: حديث حسن)).
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Remember more often the destroyer of pleasures - death."
[At-Tirmidhi].
وعنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: “أكثروا ذكر هاذم اللذات” ((يعنى الموت)) ((رواه الترمذى وقال: حدث حسن)).
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Ubayy bin Ka'b (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
When one- third of the night would pass, Messenger of Allah ﷺ would get up and call out, "O people, remember Allah. The Rajifah (i.e., the first Blowing of the Trumpet which will shake the whole universe and thus cause all life to cease) has come, followed by Ar-Radifah (i.e., the second Blowing of the Trumpet which will restore life and thus mark the Resurrection Day). Death has approached with all that it comprises. Death has approached with all that it comprises." I said: "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I frequently invoke Allah to elevate your rank. How much of my supplications should I devote to you?" He said, "You may devote as much as you wish." When I suggested a quarter, he said, "Do whatever you wish, but it will be better for you if you increase it." I suggested half, and he said, "Do whatever you wish, but it will be better for you if you increase." I suggested two- thirds, and he said, "Do whatever you wish but it will be better for you if you increase it." I said, "Shall I devote all my supplications invoking Allah to elevate your rank?" He said, "Then you will be freed from your worries and your sins will be forgiven."
[At- Tirmidhi].
وعن أبي بن كعب رضي الله عنه: كان رسول الله ﷺ: إذا ذهب ثلث الليل، قام فقال: "يا أيها الناس اذكروا الله، جاءت الراجفة، تتبعها الرادفة، جاء الموت بما فيه، جاء الموت بما فيه” قلت: يا رسول الله إنى أكثر الصلاة عليك، فكم أجعل لك من صلاتى؟ قال: “ما شئت” قلت: الربع؟ قال: “ما شئت، فإن زذت فهو لك” قلت: فالنصف؟ قال: ما شئت فإن زذت فهو لك قلت ” فالثلثين؟ قال: ما شئت فإن زدت فهو خير لك” قلت: أجعل لك صلاتى كلها؟ قال: “إذا تكفى همك، ويغفر لك ذنبك” ((رواه الترمذى وقال: حديث حسن)).