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Riyad as-Salihin 586 (Book) #38971
The Reward of Good Deeds

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of not longing for death and instead, to focus on doing good deeds in order to receive a great reward in the Hereafter.

Qais bin Abu Hazim (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I went to visit Khabbab bin Aratt (May Allah be pleased with him) during his illness. He had been cauterized in seven places. He said: "Our companions who have died have left (this world) without having enjoyed the pleasures of the world (in order to get a great full reward in the Hereafter) while we have amassed wealth exceeding our needs for which there is no place to keep except in the earth. Had Messenger of Allah ﷺ not prohibited us from longing for death, I would have prayed for it". Then we visited him again and he was building a wall. He said: "There is a reward in store for a Muslim in respect of everything on which he spends except for something he places in the earth (ie, something exceeding our needs or essentials)". Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
وعن قيس بن أبي حازم قال‏:‏ دخلنا على خباب بن الأرت رضي الله عنه نعوده وقد اكتوى سبع كيات فقال‏:‏ إن أصحابنا الذين سلفوا مضوا، ولم تنقصهم الدنيا، وإنا أصبنا ما لا نجد له موضعاً إلا التراب ولولا أن النبي ﷺ نهاناً أن ندعوا بالموت لدعوت به، ثم أتيناه مرة أخرى وهو يبنى حائطاً له فقال‏:‏ إن المسلم ليؤجر فى كل شئ ينفقه إلا فى شئ يجعله فى هذا التراب‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه وهذا لفظ رواية البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏
TOPICS
reward  *  death  *  thawab  *  saliha  *  mawt  *  gooddeeds

QUICK LESSONS:
Do good deeds , Use life wisely , Focus efforts on getting rewards from Allah

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of doing good deeds in order to receive a great reward from Allah. Khabbab bin Aratt was ill and he said that if it wasn't for Prophet Muhammad's prohibition against longing for death, he would have prayed for it. He then went on to say that there is a reward in store for every Muslim who spends something except when they place something into the earth. This teaches us that we should not be too focused on accumulating wealth but rather, focus our efforts on doing good deeds so we can receive rewards from Allah. We should also remember that life is precious and we should not wish away our lives but instead, use them wisely by doing as many good deeds as possible so we can get rewarded greatly by Allah in the Hereafter.

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