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Sunan Ibn Majah 3977 (Book 36, Hadith 52) #33332
Seeking Death in the Way of Allah

SUMMARY: The best lifestyle is to seek death in the way of Allah, and to worship Him until death comes.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet said: "The best lifestyle is that of a man who holds onto the reins of his horse for the sake of Allah, riding on its back. Every time he hears a commotion he rushes towards it, seeking death wherever he thinks he can find it; and a man who tends sheep at the top of one of these peaks, or in the bottom of one of these valleys, establishing the prayer, paying the charity, and worshipping his Lord until the inevitable (death) comes to him and there is nothing between him and the people except good".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ بَعْجَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَدْرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ خَيْرُ مَعَايِشِ النَّاسِ لَهُمْ رَجُلٌ مُمْسِكٌ بِعِنَانِ فَرَسِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَطِيرُ عَلَى مَتْنِهِ كُلَّمَا سَمِعَ هَيْعَةً أَوْ فَزْعَةً طَارَ عَلَيْهِ إِلَيْهَا يَبْتَغِي الْمَوْتَ أَوِ الْقَتْلَ مَظَانَّهُ وَرَجُلٌ فِي غُنَيْمَةٍ فِي رَأْسِ شَعَفَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الشِّعَافِ أَوْ بَطْنِ وَادٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأَوْدِيَةِ يُقِيمُ الصَّلاَةَ وَيُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَيَعْبُدُ رَبَّهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْيَقِينُ لَيْسَ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلاَّ فِي خَيْرٍ

TOPICS
lifestyle  *  reins  *  commotion  *  sheep  *  peaks  *  valleys  *  prayer  *  charity  *  hayat  *  qabd  *  fawahish  *  ghanam  *  jibal

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek Death In The Way Of Allah . Establish Prayer & Pay Charity . Maintain Good Relations With People Around Us . Live An Ideal Life . Strive For Excellence In Our Lives .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the best lifestyle a person can have. It is said that a man who holds onto the reins of his horse for the sake of Allah and rides on its back is living an ideal life. He should be ready to rush towards any commotion he hears and seek death wherever he thinks he can find it. Another example given is that of a man tending sheep at either high peaks or deep valleys while establishing prayer, paying charity and worshipping his Lord until death comes to him with nothing but good between him and people. This hadith teaches us that we should strive for excellence in our lives by seeking death in the way of Allah while also fulfilling our obligations such as prayer and charity. We should also strive to maintain good relations with people around us so that when we die there will be nothing but goodness between us and them.

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