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Riyad as-Salihin 576 (Book) #38961
Life's Unexpected Events and Inevitable Death

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that life is full of unexpected events and desires, and death is inevitable.

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet drew up a square and in the middle of it he drew a line, the end of which jutted out beyond the square. Further across the middle line, he drew a number of smaller lines. Then he said, "The figure represents man and the encircling square is the death which is encompassing him. The middle line represents his desires and the smaller lines are vicissitudes of life. If one of those misses him, another distresses him, and if that one misses him, he falls victim to another". Al-Bukhari.
وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ خط النبي خطا مربعا، وخط خطاً فى الوسط خارجاً منه، وخط خططاً صغاراً إلى هذا الذى فى الوسط من جانبه الذى فى الوسط، فقال‏:‏ “هذا الإنسان، وهذا أجله محيطا به -أو قد أحاط به- وهذا الذى هو خارج أمله، وهذه الخطط الصغار الأعراض فإن أخطأه هذا ، نهشه هذا، وإن أخطأه هذا نهشه هذا” ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏

TOPICS
life  *  death  *  desires  *  vicissitudes  *  hayat  *  maut  *  tamannayen  *  aqwaalemutaqaddimah

QUICK LESSONS:
Live according to Islamic teachings , Be prepared for whatever comes your way , Meet Allah with good deeds when it's time for you go .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains the reality of life in a simple yet powerful way. The Prophet Muhammad drew a square to represent death which encompasses us all. He then drew a line in the middle to represent our desires and smaller lines across it to represent the vicissitudes of life. These vicissitudes are unpredictable events that can either bring joy or distress us. No matter what happens in our lives, we must remember that death is inevitable for everyone. We should strive to live our lives according to Islamic teachings so we can be prepared for whatever comes our way and ultimately meet Allah with good deeds when it's time for us to go.

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