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الحديث الأربعون: كن في الدنيا كأنك غريب

However, if the heart were aware of its reality, what dangers it can present for one's religion and relationship with Allah and what over indulgence in it leads to, the world would become displeasing to it and the heart would then concentrate on the Hereafter.2 Allah also says about this worldly life, J ,,. ,,. ,.,, ,.,, ., ,,.. ,,,. J. ,., .,. ,., :z ²Q ഼ ..k.G-G 6T: _,-; I I ͙ d j.;i J.:.s-- L;i..U I o ०::.I I J 1୵: L.._j\ ,,,. ,,. / / ..._,-:- ഽ ; J. ,.. -2,J ,,.. ;:z J ... .,.,., J ;;; ,., J ., ,,.. .,.,., Qj J:'j.'11 ²J;..i TS¸ LM·'11) ifl.J I j;=1 ࢳ J:'j.'11 / / / f #$ I ·£ .._,.:/ ! " 0tS 1ࢲ ̭ / / ... ,,,. ,,.. "The example of this worldly life is but like rain which We have sent down from the sky that the plants of the earth absorb-- those from which men and 1 Quoted in al-Ramli, p. 12. 2 Cf., al-Ramli, p. 12. Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi livestock eatuntil, when the earth has taken on its adornment and is beautified and its people suppose that they have power over it, there comes to it Our command by night or by day, and We make it as a harvest [cut down and gone], as if it had not flourished just beforehand. Thus do We explain in detail the signs for a people who give thought" (Yoonus 24). In a similar verse, Allah says, ,,, ,,. ,., ,,. ,., ., ,,,. ,,. - ,., "',,., ,,. ,., ,_॥ _k.G.G #ul " ci)i $w l)..u1 ¸I ͤ · y__,:p1j ªf , , G( ࢱ, ̩J . y ,.J / "And present to them the example of the life of this world: [It is] like rain which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it and [then] it becomes dry remnants, scattered by the winds. And Allah is ever perfect in ability over all things. Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better with your Lord and better for [one's] hope" (al-Kah/ 45-46). Allah also says, -;. JJ • ,, ף,.,, ., .J. ,., ., ,., • ., • -''1' ,, ,, Êq' GJJ I 'o':._11 ' , , 'l'. ॢ J .r.:>- o । J ॣ _ · o .)':Y""' w .r!Y u- "But you prefer the worldly life while the Hereafter is better and more lasting" (al- 'Alaa 1 6-17). This world can get the person so engrossed that he forgets the Hereafter. He gets deceived into believing that the goals of this life are worth living for even if it means that one neglects his duties toward Allah. These are some of the ways by which Satan seduces man and makes him forget about his real purpose. For such a person, Allah has stated clear words ofreminder: .J. ;:;i J J,.,e , ,., ,. ' ,., , ,,. ;Z J ,,. jj ,,,. ,., J ;:;i .... , -;. ƹ:; . ' ·.;r c.n1 - p':._11 ƹ:; · '- ":>G ,._, A1i1 -, q 1 u 1 , -:. ... ৱ r-:. J - 0 .)':Y""' j'--J ഻ / J u if / - !; ̪J̫\ ?̬ "O mankind, indeed, the promise of Allah is true, so let not the worldly life delude you and be not deceived about Allah by the deceiver [Satan]" (Faatir 5). Muslim records a hadith that states that the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by a dead goat which had either very small ears or mutilated ears. The Prophet (peace be upon him) took it and said to his Companions, "Which of you would like to have this for one dirham?" They said, "We do not desire Hadith #40: "Be in the World Like a Stranger . . . " it. What would we use it for?" The Prophet again said, "Would you like to have it for your own?" They said, "By Allah, even if it were alive, we would find it defective, since it has small ears; what do you think now that it is dead?" The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) then told them, "By Allah, the world is more insignificant to Allah than that [dead goat] is to you." In another hadith, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "If this worldly life were equivalent in Allah's sight to even a wing of a mosquito, He would not have given a disbeliever even a drink of water in it."1 An unbeliever is an enemy to Allah and the enemy should not be given anything of real value. But the unbeliever is given plenty of this world, implying that a world void of faith and good deeds is of no real value whatsoever. In the Quran, Allah has made it clear that He will give this world to whoever He wills, believer or disbeliever; such worldly possessions are not of great importance.

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. J "" (cont.)

الحديث الأربعون: كن في الدنيا كأنك غريب

However, if the heart were aware of its reality, what dangers it can present for one's religion and relationship with Allah and what over indulgence in it leads to, the world would become displeasing to it and the heart would then concentrate on the Hereafter.2 Allah also says about this worldly life, J ,,. ,,. ,.,, ,.,, ., ,,.. ,,,. J. ,., .,. ,., :z ²Q ഼ ..k.G-G 6T: _,-; I I ͙ d j.;i J.:.s-- L;i..U I o ०::.I I J 1୵: L.._j\ ,,,. ,,. / / ..._,-:- ഽ ; J. ,.. -2,J ,,.. ;:z J ... .,.,., J ;;; ,., J ., ,,.. .,.,., Qj J:'j.'11 ²J;..i TS¸ LM·'11) ifl.J I j;=1 ࢳ J:'j.'11 / / / f #$ I ·£ .._,.:/ ! " 0tS 1ࢲ ̭ / / ... ,,,. ,,.. "The example of this worldly life is but like rain which We have sent down from the sky that the plants of the earth absorb-- those from which men and 1 Quoted in al-Ramli, p. 12. 2 Cf., al-Ramli, p. 12. Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi livestock eatuntil, when the earth has taken on its adornment and is beautified and its people suppose that they have power over it, there comes to it Our command by night or by day, and We make it as a harvest [cut down and gone], as if it had not flourished just beforehand. Thus do We explain in detail the signs for a people who give thought" (Yoonus 24). In a similar verse, Allah says, ,,, ,,. ,., ,,. ,., ., ,,,. ,,. - ,., "',,., ,,. ,., ,_॥ _k.G.G #ul " ci)i $w l)..u1 ¸I ͤ · y__,:p1j ªf , , G( ࢱ, ̩J . y ,.J / "And present to them the example of the life of this world: [It is] like rain which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it and [then] it becomes dry remnants, scattered by the winds. And Allah is ever perfect in ability over all things. Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better with your Lord and better for [one's] hope" (al-Kah/ 45-46). Allah also says, -;. JJ • ,, ף,.,, ., .J. ,., ., ,., • ., • -''1' ,, ,, Êq' GJJ I 'o':._11 ' , , 'l'. ॢ J .r.:>- o । J ॣ _ · o .)':Y""' w .r!Y u- "But you prefer the worldly life while the Hereafter is better and more lasting" (al- 'Alaa 1 6-17). This world can get the person so engrossed that he forgets the Hereafter. He gets deceived into believing that the goals of this life are worth living for even if it means that one neglects his duties toward Allah. These are some of the ways by which Satan seduces man and makes him forget about his real purpose. For such a person, Allah has stated clear words ofreminder: .J. ;:;i J J,.,e , ,., ,. ' ,., , ,,. ;Z J ,,. jj ,,,. ,., J ;:;i .... , -;. ƹ:; . ' ·.;r c.n1 - p':._11 ƹ:; · '- ":>G ,._, A1i1 -, q 1 u 1 , -:. ... ৱ r-:. J - 0 .)':Y""' j'--J ഻ / J u if / - !; ̪J̫\ ?̬ "O mankind, indeed, the promise of Allah is true, so let not the worldly life delude you and be not deceived about Allah by the deceiver [Satan]" (Faatir 5). Muslim records a hadith that states that the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by a dead goat which had either very small ears or mutilated ears. The Prophet (peace be upon him) took it and said to his Companions, "Which of you would like to have this for one dirham?" They said, "We do not desire Hadith #40: "Be in the World Like a Stranger . . . " it. What would we use it for?" The Prophet again said, "Would you like to have it for your own?" They said, "By Allah, even if it were alive, we would find it defective, since it has small ears; what do you think now that it is dead?" The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) then told them, "By Allah, the world is more insignificant to Allah than that [dead goat] is to you." In another hadith, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "If this worldly life were equivalent in Allah's sight to even a wing of a mosquito, He would not have given a disbeliever even a drink of water in it."1 An unbeliever is an enemy to Allah and the enemy should not be given anything of real value. But the unbeliever is given plenty of this world, implying that a world void of faith and good deeds is of no real value whatsoever. In the Quran, Allah has made it clear that He will give this world to whoever He wills, believer or disbeliever; such worldly possessions are not of great importance.

hadith ethics hadith-collections sahih-collections

Keywords

jami al-ulum wal-hikam ibn rajab nawawi forty hadith hadith commentary islamic ethics hanbali hadith