Riyad as-Salihin, 479
'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
We were repairing our thatchy hut when Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by and asked us, "What are you doing?" We said, "The thatch had gone weak and we are repairing it." He (ﷺ) said, "I see the sure thing (death) approaching sooner than this." <b>[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmdhi, who classified it as Hadith Hasan Sahih]</b>.
وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص، رضي الله عنهما، قال: مر علينا رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم ، ونحن نعالج خصاً لنا فقال: " ما هذا؟" فقلنا: قد وهي، فنحن نصلحه، فقال: " ما أرى الأمر إلا أعجل من ذلك". رواه أبو داود، والترمذي بإسناد البخاري ومسلم، وقال الترمذي: ((حديث حسن صحيح)).
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- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 479
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) Repair of our houses, in case they become shaky or vulnerable to collapsing, does not fall under the dispraised attachment to worldly life.<br>
2) We should always put death before our eyes and remember that it may be the nearest thing to us.<br>
3) This Prophetic directive is meant to curb the attachment of hearts to the worldly life, not to totally abandon it. {But seek, through what Allah has given you, the home of the Hereafter; but do not forget your share of the world.}