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Sahih al-Bukhari 601 (Book 9, Hadith 76) #579
The Impermanence of Life

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of living life to its fullest and understanding that no one will live forever.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: The Prophet ﷺ prayed one of the 'Isha' prayer in his last days and after finishing it with Taslim, he stood up and said, "Do you realize (the importance of) this night? Nobody present on the surface of the earth tonight would be living after the completion of one hundred years from this night". The people made a mistake in grasping the meaning of this statement of Allah's Messenger ﷺ and they indulged in those things which are said about these narrators (ie some said that the Day of Resurrection will be established after 100 years etc) But the Prophet ﷺ said, "Nobody present on the surface of earth tonight would be living after the completion of 100 years from this night"; he meant "When that century (people of that century) would pass away".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، قَالَ صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ صَلاَةَ الْعِشَاءِ فِي آخِرِ حَيَاتِهِ، فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَرَأَيْتَكُمْ لَيْلَتَكُمْ هَذِهِ فَإِنَّ رَأْسَ مِائَةٍ لاَ يَبْقَى مِمَّنْ هُوَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الأَرْضِ أَحَدٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَوَهِلَ النَّاسُ فِي مَقَالَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ـ إِلَى مَا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأَحَادِيثِ عَنْ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ، وَإِنَّمَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ‏"‏ لاَ يَبْقَى مِمَّنْ هُوَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الأَرْضِ ‏"‏ يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ أَنَّهَا تَخْرِمُ ذَلِكَ الْقَرْنَ‏.‏
TOPICS
impermanence  *  life  *  time  *  maiyyah  *  yawm

QUICK LESSONS:
Appreciate what you have while you still can; do good deeds; make your life meaningful; don't take anything for granted; live life to its fullest.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith, narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar, speaks to the importance of living life to its fullest. The Prophet (ﷺ) said that no one present on earth at that time would be alive after 100 years. He was emphasizing the impermanence of life and how quickly it passes us by. We should take advantage of every moment we have and make sure we are doing good deeds so that our lives can be meaningful in the long run. We should also remember that death is inevitable and try not to take anything for granted as it could all be taken away from us in an instant. It is important for us to appreciate what we have while we still can, as nothing lasts forever.

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