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رياض الصالحين

Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 479

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In-book entry
479

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

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)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

'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." [Abu Dawud and At-Tirmdhi, who classified it as Hadith Hasan Sahih].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 479 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 479 under the chapter “Excellence of Leading an Ascetic Life, and Virtues of Simple Life.”

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Reference details

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479

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 480

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