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Sahih al-Bukhari 4045 (Book 64, Hadith 91) #3866
The Impermanence of Life and Wealth

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of not becoming too attached to worldly possessions and remembering that death can come at any time.

Narrated Sa'd bin Ibrahim: A meal was brought to 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf while he was fasting. He said, "Mus'ab bin 'Umar was martyred, and he was better than I, yet he was shrouded in a Burda (ie a sheet) so that, if his head was covered, his feet became naked, and if his feet were covered, his head became naked"'.Abdur-Rahman added, "Hamza was martyred and he was better than I Then worldly wealth was bestowed upon us and we were given thereof too much. We are afraid that the reward of our deeds have been given to us in this life"'.Abdur-Rahman then started weeping so much that he left the food.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ، أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ، وَكَانَ صَائِمًا فَقَالَ قُتِلَ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ، وَهْوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي، كُفِّنَ فِي بُرْدَةٍ، إِنْ غُطِّيَ رَأْسُهُ بَدَتْ رِجْلاَهُ، وَإِنْ غُطِّيَ رِجْلاَهُ بَدَا رَأْسُهُ ـ وَأُرَاهُ قَالَ ـ وَقُتِلَ حَمْزَةُ وَهْوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي، ثُمَّ بُسِطَ لَنَا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا مَا بُسِطَ، أَوْ قَالَ أُعْطِينَا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا مَا أُعْطِينَا، وَقَدْ خَشِينَا أَنْ تَكُونَ حَسَنَاتُنَا عُجِّلَتْ لَنَا‏.‏ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ يَبْكِي حَتَّى تَرَكَ الطَّعَامَ‏.‏

TOPICS
impermanence  *  life  *  wealth  *  death  *  umar  *  burda  *  hamza

QUICK LESSONS:
Do not become too attached to material possessions; remember death can come at any time; show gratitude for what you have; remain humble despite your accomplishments or wealth; remember those who passed away before you even though they may have been better than you in character or deed .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith, narrated by Sa'd bin Ibrahim, speaks to the impermanence of life and wealth. It tells the story of 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf who was presented with a meal while he was fasting. He then recalled how his friend Mus'ab bin Umar was martyred, despite being better than him in character. He also remembered how Hamza, another friend who was even better than him in character, had been martyred as well. Abdur-Rahman then realized that worldly wealth had been bestowed upon them but they were given too much of it which made him fear that their rewards for their deeds may have already been given to them in this life instead of the afterlife. This realization caused Abdur-Rahman to weep so much that he left his food untouched. The main lesson from this hadith is that we should not become too attached to our worldly possessions because death can come at any time and our lives are fleeting and impermanent no matter how good we are or how much wealth we have accumulated on earth.

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