Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Baqiyya bin al-Walid bin Sa'aidfromSa'id bin Abi MaryamfromDamrah bin Habib al-Zubaidi
Hadith text · Matn
الْكَيِّسُ مَنْ دَانَ نَفْسَهُ وَعَمِلَ لِمَا بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَالْعَاجِزُ مَنْ أَتْبَعَ نَفْسَهُ هَوَاهَا ثُمَّ تَمَنَّى عَلَى اللَّهِ
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English translation
It was narrated from Abu Ya’la Shaddad bin Aws that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“The wise man is the one who takes account of himself and strives for that which is after death. And the helpless man is the one who follows his own whims then indulges in wishful thinking about Allah.”
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الْحِمْصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، عَنْ ضَمْرَةَ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي يَعْلَى، شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ :
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 37, Hadith 161
- English Reference
- Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4260