9. Funerals
٩۔ كِتَابُ الْجَنَائِزِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Paradise is closer to anyone of you than the strap of his sandal, and Hellfire is similar to that."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْجَنَّةُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ شِرَاكِ نَعْلِهِ وَالنَّارُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ drew lines, then he drew a line to the side and said, "Do you know what this is?" This is the example of the son of Adam and the example of the one who wishes, and that line of hope is between him while he hopes and death comes to him.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَطَّ خُطُوطًا وَخَطَّ خَطًّا نَاحِيَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَاذَا؟ هَذَا مَثَلُ ابْنِ آدَمَ وَمَثَلُ الْمُتَمَنِّي وَذَلِكَ الْخَطُّ الْأَمَلُ بَيْنَمَا يَأْمُلُ إِذْ جَاءَهُ الْمَوْتُ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The son of Adam grows old, but two things remain with him: greed and long hope." Al-Bukhari said.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَهْرَمُ ابْنُ آدَمَ وَيَبْقَى مِنْهُ اثْنَتَانِ الْحِرْصُ وَطُولُ الْأَمَلِ قَالَ الْبُخَارِيُّ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The heart of an old man is young due to his love for two things: gathering wealth and prolonging his life." They singled out this narration from the words of Abu Hurairah.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَلْبُ الشَّيْخِ شَابٌّ عَلَى حُبِّ اثْنَيْنِ عَلَى جَمْعِ الْمَالِ وَطُولِ الْحَيَاةِ أَخْرَجَاهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ
[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet, ﷺ : If the son of Adam has two valleys of gold, he would desire a third one, and nothing can fill the belly of the son of Adam except dust. Allah accepts the repentance of those who repent. Ibn Abbas said: "I do not know if this is from the Quran or not."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِابْنِ آدَمَ وَادِيَيْنِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ لَابْتَغَى إِلَيْهِمَا مِثْلَهُ وَلَا يَمْلَأُ جَوْفَ ابْنِ آدَمَ إِلَّا التُّرَابُ وَيَتُوبُ اللهُ عَلَى مَنْ تَابَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَلَا أَدْرِي مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ هِيَ أَمْ لَا
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'For whom among you is the wealth of his heirs dearer to him than his own wealth?' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, there is no one among us for whom his own wealth is not dearer to him than the wealth of his heirs.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'Know that there is no one among you for whom the wealth of his heirs is not dearer than his own wealth. Your wealth is that which you have sent on ahead, and the wealth of your heirs is that which you have kept.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3612)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَيُّكُمْ مَالُ وَارِثِهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالِهِ ؟ قَالُوا مَا مِنَّا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا مَالُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالِ وَارِثِهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اعْلَمُوا أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا وَمَالُ وَارِثِهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالِهِ مَالُكَ مَا قَدَّمْتَ وَمَالُ وَارِثِكَ مَا أَخَّرْتَ
A servant says, My wealth. my wealth, but out of his wealth three things are only his: whatever he eats and makes use of or by means of which he dresses himself and it wears out or he gives as charity, and this is what he stored for himself (as a reward for the Hereafter), and what is beyond this (it is of no use to you) because you are to depart and leave it for other people. (Using translation from Muslim 2959a)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَقُولُ الْعَبْدُ مَالِي مَالِي إِنَّمَا لَهُ مِنْ مَالِهِ ثَلَاثٌ مَا أَكَلَ فَأَفْنَى أَوْ لَبِسَ فَأَبْلَى أَوْ أَعْطَى فَأَمْضَى وَمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ ذَاهِبٌ وَتَارِكُهُ لِلنَّاسِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: "Verily, the world is sweet and green, and Allah has made you successors in it to see how you will behave. So beware of the world and the temptation of women."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا حُلْوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ وَإِنَّ اللهَ مُسْتَخْلِفُكُمْ فِيهَا فَنَاظِرٌ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ فَاتَّقُوا الدُّنْيَا وَفِتْنَةَ النِّسَاءِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah took me by the shoulder and said, "Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler." And Ibn Umar said to me, "When you wake up in the morning, do not wait for the evening, and when you reach the evening, do not wait for the morning. Take from your good deeds for your bad ones."
أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِمَنْكِبِي؛ وَقَالَ كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ قَالَ وَقَالَ لِيَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَلَا تَنْتَظِرِ الْمَسَاءَ وَإِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ فَلَا تَنْتَظِرِ الصَّبَّاحَ وَخُذْ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِكَ لِمَسَاوِيكَ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever has taken the money or the honor of his brother unjustly, let him return it to him before the Day of Resurrection when no dinar or dirham will be accepted. If he has done good deeds, they will be taken from him and given to his companion. But if he does not have any good deeds, the sins of his companion will be taken from him and placed upon him."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ مُظْلِمَةٌ لِأَخِيهِ مِنْ عِرْضِهِ أَوْ مَالِهِ؛ فَلْيؤَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا يُقْبَلُ فِيهِ دِينَارٌ وَلَا دِرْهَمٌ؛ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ عَمِلٌ صَالِحٌ أُخِذَ مِنْهُ وَأُعْطِيَ صَاحِبُهُ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ أُخِذَ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِ صَاحِبِهِ؛ فَحُمِلَتْ عَلَيْهِ
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "The wise person is the one who restrains his desires and works for what comes after death, while the weak person is the one who follows his desires and relies on Allah's forgiveness."
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْكَيِّسُ مَنْ دَانَ نَفْسَهُ وَعَمِلَ لِمَا بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَالْعَاجِزُ مَنْ أَتْبَعَ نَفْسَهُ هَوَاهَا وَتَمَنَّى عَلَى اللهِ
[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at a funeral; when we reached the grave, he exhorted upon the grave and I turned and faced him; so he wept until the ground became wet and then he said, "My brothers, prepare for a day like this."
كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي جِنَازَةٍ؛ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الْقَبْرِ حَثَا عَلَى الْقَبْرِ فَاسْتَدَرْتُ فَاسْتَقْبَلْتُهُ؛ فَبَكَى حَتَّى بَلَّ الثَّرَى ثُمَّ قَالَ إِخْوَانِي لِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ فَأَعِدُّوا
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever loves dunya (the material world) will harm his Hereafter, and whoever loves his Hereafter will harm his dunya. So prioritize what lasts over what perishes."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَحَبَّ دُنْيَاهُ أَضَرَّ بِآخِرَتِهِ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ آخِرَتَهُ أَضَرَّ بِدُنْيَاهُ فَآثِرُوا مَا يَبْقَى عَلَى مَا يَفْنَى