Sunan Ibn Majah

Hadith 4259

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Death and Preparing For It

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Darussalam · Volume 5

37. The ChaptersOn Asceticism

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الحديث: 4259 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1423

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4259. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "I was with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and a man from among the Ansār came to him and greeted the Prophet ﷺ with Salām. Then he said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, which of the believers is best?' He said: 'He who has the best manners among them.' He said: 'Which of the believers is wisest?' He said: 'The one who remembers death the most and is best in preparing for it. Those are the wisest.'" (Hasan)

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4259 - حَدَّثَنَا الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ فَرْوَةَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: «أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقًا» ، قَالَ: فَأَيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَكْيَسُ؟ قَالَ: «أَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلْمَوْتِ ذِكْرًا، وَأَحْسَنُهُمْ لِمَا بَعْدَهُ اسْتِعْدَادًا، أُولَئِكَ الْأَكْيَاسُ»

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a. Good character increases the rank of a person near Allāh. b. Remembrance of death eliminates negligence of the heart. c. Remembering death continuously helps one to heed the preparation of his next life. d. Real wisdom is making efforts to get the blessing of Paradise; spending all efforts to store perishable worldly matters is foolishness.