Hadith+
    Beta 2
Help
 
X
GO
Browse All Books    Browse All Topics
LiteView
 
Quick Search 
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3659 (Book 49, Hadith 55) #29317
Choosing Between Life and Meeting Allah

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) gave a sermon about a man who was given the choice between living in this life as long as he wishes and meeting his Lord, and Abu Bakr (RA) was the most knowledgeable one of them regarding what the Prophet said.

Narrated Ibn Abi Mu'alla: from his father: "The Messenger of Allah gave a Khutbah one day and said: 'Indeed there is a man whose Lord has given him the choice between living in this life as long as he wishes to live, and eating from this life as much as he wishes to eat, and between meeting his Lord'." He said: "So Abu Bakr cried. The Companions of the Prophet said: 'Are you not amazed at this old man, when the Messenger of Allah mentioned a righteous man whose Lord gave him the choice between this life or meeting his Lord, and he chose meeting his Lord'." He said: "But Abu Bakr was the most knowledgeable one of them regarding what the Messenger of Allah had said. So Abu Bakr said: 'Rather we will ransom our fathers and wealth for you'. So the Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no one among people more beneficial to us (Amanna Ilaina) in his companionship, or generous with his wealth than Ibn Abi Quhafah. And, if I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken Ibn Abi Quhafah as a Khalil. But rather love and the brotherhood of faith' - saying that two or three times - 'Indeed your companion is the Khalil of Allah'."
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْمُعَلَّى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ خَطَبَ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ رَجُلاً خَيَّرَهُ رَبُّهُ بَيْنَ أَنْ يَعِيشَ فِي الدُّنْيَا مَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَعِيشَ وَيَأْكُلَ فِي الدُّنْيَا مَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ وَبَيْنَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّهِ فَاخْتَارَ لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَبَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ أَلاَ تَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ هَذَا الشَّيْخِ إِذْ ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ رَجُلاً صَالِحًا خَيَّرَهُ رَبُّهُ بَيْنَ الدُّنْيَا وَبَيْنَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّهِ فَاخْتَارَ لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَعْلَمَهُمْ بِمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَلْ نَفْدِيكَ بِآبَائِنَا وَأَمْوَالِنَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ مَا مِنَ النَّاسِ أَحَدٌ أَمَنَّ إِلَيْنَا فِي صُحْبَتِهِ وَذَاتِ يَدِهِ مِنِ ابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ خَلِيلاً وَلَكِنْ وُدٌّ وَإِخَاءُ إِيمَانٍ وُدٌّ وَإِخَاءُ إِيمَانٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا وَإِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ بِإِسْنَادٍ غَيْرِ هَذَا ‏.‏ وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ أَمَنَّ إِلَيْنَا يَعْنِي أَمَنَّ عَلَيْنَا ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ

TOPICS
choice  *  life  *  companionship  *  wealth  *  ikhtiyar  *  hayat  *  allahi  *  khutbatu  *  suhba  *  maalu  *  allah  *  khutbah

QUICK LESSONS:
Choose meeting your Lord over worldly pleasures; Be generous with your wealth & companionship; Strive to please Allah SWT above all else; Love & have brotherhood of faith with fellow believers .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ gave a sermon about a man who was given the choice between living in this life as long as he wishes or meeting his Lord. When Abu Bakr heard this, he cried out of fear for himself and for others. He offered to ransom himself and his wealth for the sake of others but instead, the Prophet ﷺ praised him for being generous with his wealth and companionship. He also said that if he were to take someone close to him it would be Abu Bakr but instead chose love and brotherhood of faith over it. This hadith teaches us that we should always choose meeting our Lord over worldly pleasures because nothing is more important than pleasing Him in our lives. We should also strive to be generous with our wealth and companionship like Abu Bakr did so that we can gain rewards from Allah SWT on Judgment Day.

Please use the feedback below to report any discrepancies or concerns.

Feedback           Discuss      Disclaimer     

haluk
  
Prev    Next