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Sahih al-Bukhari 6511 (Book 81, Hadith 100) #6260
When Will Death Come?

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ was asked by some rough bedouins when the Hour (death) would be, and he replied that it would take place when the youngest of them grew old.

Narrated 'Aisha: Some rough bedouins used to visit the Prophet and ask him, "When will the Hour be?" He would look at the youngest of all of them and say, "If this should live till he is very old, your Hour (the death of the people addressed) will take place". Hisham said that he meant (by the Hour), their death.
حَدَّثَنِي صَدَقَةُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الأَعْرَابِ جُفَاةً يَأْتُونَ النَّبِيَّ فَيَسْأَلُونَهُ مَتَى السَّاعَةُ، فَكَانَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى أَصْغَرِهِمْ فَيَقُولُ ‏ "‏ إِنْ يَعِشْ هَذَا لاَ يُدْرِكْهُ الْهَرَمُ حَتَّى تَقُومَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَاعَتُكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ هِشَامٌ يَعْنِي مَوْتَهُمْ‏.‏

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death  *  hour  *  age  *  qiyamah  *  sahaba

QUICK LESSONS:
Live a good life in preparation for our eventual passing .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about death and how it will come to us all eventually. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was asked by some rough bedouins when the Hour or death would come, and he replied that it would take place when the youngest of them grew old. This hadith teaches us to not ask questions about things we cannot know, such as when our own death will come, but rather to focus on living a good life in preparation for our eventual passing. It also reminds us that no matter how young we are now, one day we will grow old and pass away. We should use this knowledge to motivate ourselves to live a life full of good deeds so that we can be prepared for whatever comes next.

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