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2377. ‘Abdullāh narrated: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was sleeping upon a mat, then he stood, and the mat had left marks on his side. We said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh! We could get a bed for you.’ He said: ‘What do I have to do with the world! I am not in the world but as a rider seeking shade under a tree, then he catches his breath and leaves it.’” (Hasan)
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Ibn ‘Umar and Ibn ‘Abbās.
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is [Hasan] Ṣaḥīḥ.
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Commentary
The Hadīth cogently makes out the point that the world, which we feel so very infatuated with and devote all our time and energy in amassing its luxuries and comforts, is not even an inn or a rest house but only a tree standing by the roadside.
