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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2870 (Book 44, Hadith 13) #28518
The Parable of Hope and Death

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ used two pebbles to illustrate the parable of hope and death.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buraidah: from his father that the Prophet said: "Do you know what the parable of this and this is?" - and he tossed two pebbles. They said: "Allah and His Messenger know better". He said: "This (the farther) one is hope, and this (closer) one is death".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ‏ حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ‏ حَدَّثَنَا بَشِيرُ بْنُ الْمُهَاجِرِ، قَالَ‏ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا هَذِهِ وَمَا هَذِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَرَمَى بِحَصَاتَيْنِ ‏.‏ قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ هَذَاكَ الأَمَلُ وَهَذَاكَ الأَجَلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ

TOPICS
hope  *  death  *  parable  *  amal  *  maut

QUICK LESSONS:
Work hard towards goals; Appreciate every moment; Make life meaningful.

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used two pebbles to illustrate the parable of hope and death. He asked his companions if they knew what the parables were, and when they said no, he explained that one was hope and one was death. This hadith teaches us that life is a balance between hope for a better future and accepting our mortality in this world. We should strive to make our lives meaningful by working hard towards our goals while also being mindful of our own mortality so we can appreciate every moment we have in life.

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