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ahmad:11132ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿAmr > ʿAlī b. ʿAlī > Abū al-Mutawakkil > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ grabbed a hold of something with his hand, then he grabbed another thing to his side, then he grabbed a third thing and pushed it away. Then he said, "Do you know what this is?" They said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "This is man, and this is his lifespan, and this is his hope. He deals with hope and lifespan, and anything beyond that is uncertain."  

أحمد:١١١٣٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُتَوَكِّلِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ غَرَزَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ غَرْزًا ثُمَّ غَرَزَ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ آخَرَ ثُمَّ غَرَزَ الثَّالِثَ فَأَبْعَدَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالُوا اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ هَذَا الْإِنْسَانُ وَهَذَا أَجَلُهُ وَهَذَا أَمَلُهُ يَتَعَاطَى الْأَمَلَ وَالْأَجَلُ يَخْتَلِجُهُ دُونَ ذَلِكَ  


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"عَنْ أبِى سَعِيدٍ أن النَّبِىَّ ﷺ غَرَسَ عُودًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، وآخَر إِلَى جَنْبِهِ، وآخر بَعْدَهُ، وَقَالَ: أَتَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَوا: الله وَرَسُوله أَعْلَم، قَالَ: هَذَا الإِنْسَان، وهَذَا الأَجَلُ يَتَعَاطَى الأَمَل فَيَخْتَلجهُ الأَجَل دُونَ الأَمَل".  

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