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tabarani:7870Aḥmad b. ʿAbd al-Wahhāb b. Najdah al-Ḥawṭī > Abū al-Mughīrah > Muʿān b. Rifāʿah > ʿAlī b. Yazīd > al-Qāsim > Abū Umāmah

[Machine] We sat with the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , and he reminded us and admonished us. Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas cried the most and said, "Oh, I wish I were dead!" The Prophet, ﷺ , said, "Oh Sa'd, do you seek help from me in desiring death?" He repeated this three times, then he said, "Oh Sa'd, if you were created for Paradise, then your life and good deeds are better for you. And if you were created for the Fire, then what a terrible place to hasten towards."  

الطبراني:٧٨٧٠حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ نَجْدَةَ الْحَوْطِيُّ ثنا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ ثنا مُعَانُ بْنُ رِفَاعَةَ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ

جَلَسْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَّرَنَا وَرَقَّفَنَا فَبَكَى سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ فَأَكْثَرَ الْبُكَاءَ وَقَالَ يَا لَيْتَنِي مُتُّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يَا سَعْدُ أَعِنْدِي تَمَنَّ الْمَوْتَ؟» فَرَدَّدَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا سَعْدُ إِنْ تَكُ خُلِقْتَ لِلْجَنَّةِ فَمَا طَالَ عُمُرُكَ وَحَسُنَ عَمَلُكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ وَإِنْ تَكُنْ خُلِقْتَ لِلنَّارِ فَبِئْسَتِ الَّتِي الشَّيْءُ تَتَعَجَّلُ إِلَيْهِ»