Hadith #575
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي السَّفَرِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ قَالَ مَرَّ بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْ
هِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ نُصْلِحُ خُصًّا لَنَا فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا قُلْنَا خُصًّا لَنَا وَهَى فَنَحْنُ نُصْلِحُهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّ الْأَمْرَ أَعْجَلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ
Isnad Chain
أبو معاوية
الأعمش
أبي السفر
عمرو بن العاص
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (رضي الله عنهما) — via Abu Mu'awiya, from al-A'mash, from Abu al-Safar — that he said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by us while we were repairing a shelter [khuss] of ours. He said: "What is this?" We said: "A shelter of ours that has become dilapidated and we are repairing it." He said: "The matter [of death] is nearer than that."'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 15, Hadith 575
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6213
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42603