Hadith #24
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَانُ بْنُ رِفَاعَةَ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ جَلَسْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَّرَنَا وَرَقَّقَنَا فَبَكَى سَعْدُ بْنُ أَب
ِي وَقَّاصٍ فَأَكْثَرَ الْبُكَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا لَيْتَنِي مِتُّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا سَعْدُ أَعِنْدِي تَتَمَنَّى الْمَوْتَ فَرَدَّدَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا سَعْدُ إِنْ كُنْتَ خُلِقْتَ لِلْجَنَّةِ فَمَا طَالَ عُمْرُكَ أَوْ حَسُنَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ
Isnad Chain
أبو المغيرة
معان بن رفاعة
علي بن يزيد
القاسم أبي عبد الرحمن
أبي أمامة
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas wept a great deal at his illness and said: 'Would that I had died.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'O Sa'd, do you wish for death in my presence?' He repeated this three times, then said: 'O Sa'd, if you were created for Paradise, then however long your life is and however good your deeds are, that is better for you.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 41, Hadith 24
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 21262
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-57652