Hadith #266
Chapter: The Book of Visiting the Sick
كتاب عيادة المريض وتشييع الميت والصلاة عليه وحضور دفنه
Arabic Text
عن علي رضي الله عنه قال: كنا في جنازة في بقيع الغرقد فأتانا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقعد، وقعدنا حوله ومعه مخصرة فنكس وجعل ينكت بمخصرته، ثم قال: ما منكم من أحد إلا وقد كتب مقعده من النار ومقعده من الجنة” فقالوا: يا رسول الله أفلا نتكل علي كتابنا؟ فقال: "اعملوا فكل ميسر لما خلق له" وذكر تمام الحديث. ((متفق عليه))
English Translation
`Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We were accompanying a funeral procession in Baqi` Al-Gharqad (graveyard in Al-Madinah) when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ proceeded towards us and sat down. We sat around him. He had a small stick in his hand. He was bending down his head and scraping the ground with the stick. He said, "There is none among you but has a place assigned for him either in the Jannah or in the Hell." The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah, should we not depend upon what has been written for us (and give up doing good deeds)?'' the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Carry on doing good deeds. Every one will find it easy to do such deeds (as will lead him to his destined place) for which he has been created." .
Quran References
Reference: Riyadh al-Salihin, Book 6, Hadith 266
Sunnah.com ref: riyadh-salihin 266
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