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Riyad as-Salihin, 470

'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 until the morning, do not expect to live until the evening; (do good deeds) when you are in good health before you fall sick, and (do good deeds) as long as you are alive before death strikes". <b>[Al- Bukhari]</b>.

وعن ابن عمر، رضي الله عنهما، قال‏:‏ أخذ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بمنكبي، فقال‏:‏ ‏

‏كن في الدنيا كأنك غريب، أو عابر سبيل‏

‏‏.‏ وكان ابن عمر، رضي الله عنهما، يقول‏:‏ إذا أمسيت، فلا تنتظر الصباح، وإذا أصبحت لا تنتظر المساء، وخذ من صحتك لمرضك ومن حياتك لموتك‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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Introduction, Hadith 470
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) The Prophet holding Ibn ‘Umar by the shoulders is a sign of his love for him.<br> 2) It is recommended that a teacher holds his student by the shoulders as he teaches him and preaches to him. This inspires friendliness and draws his attention.<br> 3) The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was keen to deliver everything good to his Ummah.<br> 4) A person in this world is like a traveler. The worldly life is not an abode of permanent stay, rather a transit passage.<br> 5) The believer is a stranger in this world because Paradise is his original home. {And We said: “O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise.”} But his enemy, Satan, drove him out of it and took him captive. So, he is now living in captivity, with constant longing for his home.
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