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Sahih Muslim 2444c (Book 44, Hadith 125) #13376
The Choice of Prophets

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that all prophets are given the choice between life in this world or the hereafter, and that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) chose to be with those who were favored by Allah.

'A'isha reported: I heard that never a prophet dies until he is given an option to opt the life of (this) world or that of the Hereafter. She further said: I heard Allah's Messenger say in his last illness in which he' died. I heard him saying in gruffness of the voice: Along with those persons upon whom Allah bestowed ____favours____ from amongst the Apostles, the testifiers of truth, the martyrs, the pious and goodly company are they (4. 69). (It was on bearing these words) that I thought that he had been given choice (and he opted to live with these pious persons in the Paradise).
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ، بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ أَنَّهُ لَنْ يَمُوتَ نَبِيٌّ حَتَّى يُخَيَّرَ بَيْنَ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ - قَالَتْ - فَسَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ وَأَخَذَتْهُ بُحَّةٌ يَقُولُ ‏{‏ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ وَحَسُنَ أُولَئِكَ رَفِيقًا‏}‏ قَالَتْ فَظَنَنْتُهُ خُيِّرَ حِينَئِذٍ

TOPICS
prophets  *  choice  *  life  *  hereafter

QUICK LESSONS:
Make wise decisions which will benefit us in both worlds -this one and next one-.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how all prophets are given a choice between life in this world or the hereafter. It is said that when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was on his deathbed, he spoke of being with those who were favored by Allah. This suggests that he chose to go to the hereafter instead of staying in this world. The hadith also teaches us about wisdom and how it is important for us to make wise decisions when faced with difficult choices. We should strive to make decisions which will benefit us in both worlds - this one and the next one.

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