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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2585 (Book 39, Hadith 13) #28220
The Importance of Taqwa and Dying as a Muslim

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of having taqwa (God-consciousness) and dying as a Muslim, and how even a drop of zaqqum would be too much for the world to bear.

Ibn 'Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) recited this Ayah: Have the Taqwa of Allah as His due, and do not die except as Muslims. And the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "If only a drop of Az-Zaqqum were to drip into the abode of the world, it would spoil the peoples' livelihood, so how about the person for whom it is his food?"
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَرَأَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ‏:‏ ‏(‏اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلاَ تَمُوتُنَّ إِلاَّ وَأَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ ‏)‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ لَوْ أَنَّ قَطْرَةً مِنَ الزَّقُّومِ قُطِرَتْ فِي دَارِ الدُّنْيَا لأَفْسَدَتْ عَلَى أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا مَعَايِشَهُمْ فَكَيْفَ بِمَنْ يَكُونُ طَعَامَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

TOPICS
abode  *  livelihood  *  ii  *  taqwa  *  azzaqqum

QUICK LESSONS:
Have taqa/God Consciousness ; Remembering & Living according To God's Teachings ; Striving Towards Righteousness .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of having taqwa or God consciousness in our lives. It is important that we remember Allah in all that we do and strive to live our lives according to His teachings. We should also strive to die as Muslims so that we can enter Paradise with Allah's mercy. The hadith also speaks about how even a drop of zaqquam would be too much for the world to bear if it were dropped into its abode or home. This serves as an example of how powerful Allah's punishment can be if one does not have taqa or God consciousness in their life. It is important for us all to remember this lesson so that we may strive towards living our lives according to His teachings and dying as Muslims with His mercy upon us.

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