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hadith 1770
Hadith #
1770
Book
Mishkāt al-Anwār
Volume
1
Part
Section 7 - On Hardships, Promised Rewards, and Remembering Death
Chapter
Chapter 9 - On Death
Source
ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭabrisī
۞
It has been narrated that Usamat ibn Zayd bought a servant for one hundred Dinars to be paid for in one month. When God's Prophet (a.s) heard about this he said
“Are you not amazed that he has bought her and plans to pay for her in one month? Usamat has high ambitions. I swear by God who controls my life, that I do not even expect to live the very next moment. I am waiting for God to take away my life at any moment. I think I will die before I swallow any bite to eat.” Then the Prophet (a.s) added: “O' Children of Adam! Prepare yourselves for death if you are intelligent. I swear by the One who controls my life: “All that hath been promised unto you will come to pass; nor can ye frustrate it (in the least bit)” [The Holy Quran: Anam 6:134]
روي أن أسامة بن زيد اشترى وليدة بمائة دينار إلى شهر، فسمع رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) فقال
ألا تعجبون من أسامة المشتري إلى شهر، إن أسامة لطويل الأمل، والذي نفسي بيده ما طرفت عيناي إلا ظننت أن شفرتي لا يلتقيان حتى يقبض الله روحي، ولا رفعت طرفي وظننت أني خافضه حتى أقبض، ولا لقمت لقمة إلا وظننت أني لا أسيغها أنحصر بها من الموت. ثم قال (صلى الله عليه وآله): يا بني آدم، إن كنتم تعقلون فعدوا أنفسكم من الموتى، و الذي نفسي بيده ﴿إن ما توعدون لات وما أنتم بمعجزين﴾.
Tags Prophet MuhammadDeathDebt and Loans

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