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Sahih al-Bukhari 6147 (Book 78, Hadith 173) #5902
The Perishability of All Things Except Allah

SUMMARY: Everything except Allah is perishable and embracing Islam is a good thing.

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The most true words said by a poet were the words of Labid. He said, ie 'Verily, everything except Allah is perishable and Umaiya bin Abi As-Salt was about to embrace Islam .
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏ "‏ أَصْدَقُ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا الشَّاعِرُ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ أَلاَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مَا خَلاَ اللَّهَ بَاطِلُ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَكَادَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ‏.‏

TOPICS
perishability  *  embrace  *  islam  *  tafarruq  *  qabool  *  alislam

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of mortality, Strive for eternal life through faith in God and following His teachings as found in the Quran and Sunnah , Accepting Islam is an important step towards achieving salvation from our sins .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith, narrated by Abu Huraira, speaks about the perishability of all things except Allah. It also speaks about the importance of embracing Islam. The Prophet Muhammad was quoting Labid, a poet who said that everything in this world will eventually perish and only Allah will remain forever. This hadith teaches us to be mindful of our mortality and to strive for eternal life through faith in God and following His teachings as found in the Quran and Sunnah. We should also remember that accepting Islam is an important step towards achieving salvation from our sins.

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