What Has Been Related About The Curtailment Of Hope
Darussalam · Volume 4
34. Chapters On Zuhd From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 2335 · Volume 5 · Page 335
Sahih
صحيح، المشكاة (٥٢٧٥ / التحقيق الثانى)
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2335. Abū As-Safr narrated that ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Amr said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ passed by us while we were repairing a hut of ours, so he said: ‘What is this?’ We said: ‘It has become weak so we are repairing it.’ He said: ‘I do not think but that the matter (of life) is more in fleeting than that.’” (Saḥīh) [Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Saḥīh. Abū As-Safr’s name is Sa’eed bin Yuḥmid – and it is said that it is Ibn Aḥmad – Ath-Thawrī.
٢٣٣٥ - حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَبِي السَّفَرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ: «مَرَّ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ نُعَالِجُ» خُصًّا لَنَا، فَقَالَ: مَا هَذَا؟ فَقُلْنَا: قَدْ وَهَى فَنَحْنُ نُصْلِحُهُ، فَقَالَ: مَا أَرَى الْأَمْرَ إِلَّا أَعْجَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. وَأَبُو السَّفَرِ اسْمُهُ سَعِيدُ بْنُ يُحْمِدَ، وَيُقَالُ ابْنُ أَحْمَدَ الثَّوْرِيُّ.
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The idea is that, be it a hut or a building, it has its age, while man’s lifespan is not assured, in the sense that no one knows when it is cut short. It is, therefore, more pertinent that we feel concerned about our deeds rather than the earthly structures.