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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 460

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In-book entry
460

Chapter 54

Chapter context: Excellence of Leading an Ascetic Life, and Virtues of Simple Life

- باب فضل الزهد في الدنيا و الحث على التقلل منها و فضل الفقر

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعنه عن رسول الله ، صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ “يتبع الميت ثلاثة‏:‏ أهله وماله وعمله‏:‏ فيرجع اثنان ويبقى واحد‏:‏ يرجع أهله وماله ويبقى عمله‏"‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Three (things) follow a dead person: Members of his family, his property and his deeds. Two of them return; and one remains with him. The people and his wealth return; his deeds remain with him". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 460 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 460 under the chapter “Excellence of Leading an Ascetic Life, and Virtues of Simple Life.”

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Reference details

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460

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 461

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