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Riyad-us-Saliheen

Chapter 63: About Mentioning Death and short Hope

Chapter Introduction

٦٣ ـ باب في ذكر الموت وقصر الأمل

Translation: Allah said:

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ آلِ عِمۡرَانَ (3:185)
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۖ فَمَن زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ۗ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ
( سُورَةُ آلِ عِمۡرَانَ (3:185) )

Translation: " Every soul shall taste death. And on the Day of Resurrection you shall be paid your wages in full. And whoever is taken away from the Fire and admitted into Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception (a deceiving thing). * (3: 185: And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ لُقۡمَانَ (31:34)
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ
( سُورَةُ لُقۡمَانَ (31:34) )

Translation: " Verily Allah, with Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour. He sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in which land he will die. Verily, Allah is All-Knower, All-Aware (of things). * ” (31:34) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ النَّحۡلِ (16:61)
وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ اللَّهُ النَّاسَ بِظُلْمِهِم مَّا تَرَكَ عَلَيْهَا مِن دَابَّةٍ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۖ فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
( سُورَةُ النَّحۡلِ (16:61) )

Translation: " And if Allah were to seize mankind for their wrongdoing, He would not leave on it (the earth) a single moving (living) creature, but He postpones them for an appointed term, and when their term comes neither can they delay nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment). * " (16: 61) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ المُنَافِقُونَ (63:10)
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ وَأَنفِقُوا مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَاكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَا أَخَّرْتَنِي إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ وَلَن يُؤَخِّرَ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهَا ۚ وَاللَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
( سُورَةُ المُنَافِقُونَ (63:10) )

Translation: " O you who believe! Let not your property or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. And whosoever does that then, they are the losers. * And spend (in charity) of what We have provided you, before death seizes one of you and he says: " My Lord! If only You would give me respite for a little while (i.e. return to the worldly life), then I should give (Zakat) of my wealth, and be among the righteous and do other good deeds. * And Allah grants respite to none when his appointed time (death) comes. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do. * " (63: 9-11) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ المُؤۡمِنُونَ (23:100)
حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ارْجِعُونِ لَعَلِّي أَعْمَلُ صَالِحًا فِيمَا تَرَكْتُ ۚ كَلَّا ۚ إِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَائِلُهَا ۖ وَمِن وَرَائِهِم بَرْزَخٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ
( سُورَةُ المُؤۡمِنُونَ (23:100) )

Translation: " Until, when death approaches one of them (those who join partners with Allah), he says: " My Lord! Send me back * So that I may do good in what I have left behind! " No! It is but a word that he speaks, and behind them is Barzakh (a barrier) until the Day when they will be resurrected. * " (23: 99-100) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ المُؤۡمِنُونَ (23:117)
فَتَعَالَى اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ ۖ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ وَمَن يَدْعُ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ لَا بُرْهَانَ لَهُ بِهِ فَإِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُ عِندَ رَبِّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الْكَافِرُونَ وَقُل رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
( سُورَةُ المُؤۡمِنُونَ (23:117) )

Translation: " Did you think that We had created you in play (without any purpose), and that you would not be brought back to Us? * So Exalted is Allah, the True King: La ilah illa Howa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Lord of the Supreme Throne! * And whoever invokes (or worships) besides Allah any other god, of whom he has no proof, then his reckoning is only with his Lord. Surely, the disbelievers will not be successful. * And say (O Muhammad (peace be upon him)): " My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for You are the Best of those who show mercy. * " (23: 116-118) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ الحَدِيدِ (57:16)
أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَمَا نَزَلَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَلَا يَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلُ فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ
( سُورَةُ الحَدِيدِ (57:16) )

Translation: " Has not the time come for the hearts of those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah-Islamic Monotheism) to be affected by Allah's Reminder (this Koran), and what has been revealed of the truth, lest they become as those who received the Scripture (the Torah and Al Injeel) before (the Jews and the Christians), and the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened? And many of them were rebellious. ** (57:16)

٢٥٨ عَن عَبْدِ الله بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ : أَخَذَ رَسُوَلَاللَّهُ ) . بِمِنْكِبي فَقَالَ : ( كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنََّّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ ) . وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ : إِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ فَلَا تنتظر الصبَاحَ ، وَإِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَلَا تَنتَظِرِ المَسَاءَ ، وَخُذْ من صحتك لمرَضكَ وَمِنَ حَيَاتِكَ لموتك . رواه البخاري

Translation: There are very many Hadiths on this subject also.

Hadith 258: Hadith 258

258. Narrated (Mujahed): ' Ibn Omar, may Allah be pleased with them said: " Allah's Messenger took hold of my shoulder and said: ' Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler. " " " (The sub-narrator added): ' Ibn Omar used to say: " If you survive until the evening, do not expect to be alive in the morning, and if you survive until the morning, do not expect to be alive in the evening, and take from your health for your sickness, and (take) from your life for your death. " (Bukhari)

Hadith 259: Hadith 259

٢٥٩ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي يَعْلَى عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ حُتَيْمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهُ ) . بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ : خَطَّ لَنَا رَسُولُ
وَحَولَ الَّذِي فِي الْوَسَطِ خُطُوطًا فَقَالَ : هَذَا ابْنُ آدَمَ وَهَذَا أَجَلُهُ مُحِيطٌ بِهِ وَهَذَا الَّذي في الوسط الإِنْسَانُ وَهَذه الخُطُوطُ عُرُوضَهُ إِنْ نَجَا مِنْ هَذَا يَنْهَشُهُ هَذَا وَالٍخَطُّ الْخَارِجُ الأملُ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ * الترمذي

Translation: 259. Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'oud: ' The Messenger of Allah drew a square (on the ground). He drew a line inside that square and a line outside it. Then, he drew some short lines around the line inside the square. Afterwards, he signaled to the line inside the square saying: “ This is a son of Adam [ i.e. a human being]. " He signaled to the square and said: “ And this is his preordained term of life. It encircles him. " Then he signaled to the short lines around the line inside the square and said: " These are the dangers that encircle him. If one of them misses him, the other does not miss him. " Then he signaled to the line outside the square and said: " And this is the son of Adam's hope. " (At-Termizi)

Hadith 260: Hadith 260

٢٦٠ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُصْعَب عَنْ مُحْرِزِ بْنِ هَارُونَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمِنْ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنََّّ رَسُولَ اللَّهُ ) . صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ بَادِرُوا بِالْأَعْمَالَ سَبْعًا هَلْ تَنتَظِرُونَ إلا فقرًا مُنسيًا أَوْ غنّى مُطْغَيًا أَوْ مَرَضًا مُفْسِدًا أَوْ هَرَمًا مُفَنَّدًا أَوْ مَوْتًا مُجْهرًا الدَّجَّالَ فَشَرُّ غَائب يُنتَظَرُ أو السَّاعَةَ فَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَى وَأَمَرُ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيدٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثٍ مُحْرِزِ بْنِ هَارُونَ وَقَدْ رَوَى بِشِّرُ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ مُحْرِزِ بْنِ هَارُونَ هَذَا وَقَدْ رَوَى مَعْمَرٌ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَمَّنْ سَمِعَ سَعِيدٍا الْمَقْبُرِيَّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ

Translation: 260. Narrated Abu-Huraira: ' The Messenger of Allah said: “ Initiate the (good) deeds before seven things visit you.

Translation: Would you wait for detracting poverty, tyrannical richness, a despoiling disease, weakening senility, a surprising death, Al- Dajjal (the worst one that one can wait for), or the Hour that is the most grievous and the most bitter. "

Hadith 261: Hadith 261

٢٦١ - حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَبيصَةُ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْن مُحَمَّد بْن عَقِيل عن الطفيل بن أُبَيْ بْن كَعْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَال : كَانَ رَسُوَلَاللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا ذَهَبَ ثُلُثَا الليْلِ قَامَ فَقَالَ يَا أَيٌُُّّّهَا النَّاسَ اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ جَاءَتِ الرَّاحِفَةُ تَتْبَعُهَا رَّادِفَةُ جَاءَ الْمَوْتُ بِمَا فِيهِ جَاءَ الْمَوْتُ بِمَا فِيهِ قَالَ أُبَيٍّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّْي أكْثِرُ الصَّلاةَ عَلَيْكَ فَكَمْ أَجْعَلُ لَكَ مِنْ صَلاتِي فَقَالَ مَا شِئْتَ قَالَ قُلْتُ الربعَ قَالَ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنْ زِدْتَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ قُلْتُ النِّصْفَ قَالَ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنْ زِدْتَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَالثُّلُثَيْنِ قَالَ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنْ زِدْتَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ قُلْتُ أَجْعَلُ لَكَ صَلاتِي كُلُّهَا قَالَ إِذَا تُكْفَى هَمَكَ وَيُغْفَرْ لَكَ ذَنْبُكَ قَالَ أَبو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ * الترمذي

Translation: 261. Narrated Obayy ibn Ka'ab: ' Whenever two thirds of the night had passed, the Messenger of Allah used to address the people: " O people! Mention Allah. Mention Allah. Imminent is the first blow (of the Trumpet). Imminent is the second blow (of the Trumpet). Imminent is death. And imminent is death. " Obayy said: " Messenger of Allah! I pray unto Allah much. How much of my invocation should I dedicate to you? " He said: " What you will. " I said: " One fourth? " He said: " What you will and if you exceeded, it would be better for you. " I said: " One half? " He said: " What you will and if you exceeded, it would be better for you. " Obayy said: " Two thirds? " He said: " What you will and if you exceeded, it would be better for you. " I said: " Would I dedicate my invocation wholly to you? " The Messenger of

Translation: Allah ﷺ said: “ Thus, all that concerns you would be removed and all your sins would be forgiven. " (At-Termizi)