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سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4160

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In-book entry
61

Chapter 13

Chapter context: Construction and Demolition

باب فِي الْبِنَاءِ وَالْخَرَابِ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي السَّفَرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ مَرَّ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَنَحْنُ نُعَالِجُ خُصًّا لَنَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ خُصٌّ لَنَا وَهَى نَحْنُ نُصْلِحُهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏"‏ مَا أُرَى الأَمْرَ إِلاَّ أَعْجَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

English translation

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by us when we were fixing a hut of ours, and said: ‘What is this?’ I said: ‘It is a hut of ours that has fallen into disrepair.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The matter (of death) may come sooner than that.’”

About this reference

Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 4160 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 37, Zuhd, as in-book entry 61 under the chapter “Construction and Demolition.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
61

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4160 Arabic : Book 37, Hadith 4299

Al-Albani:
Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Sahih
Zubair Ali Zai:
Sahih

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