سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الزهدChapters on Zuhd
بَابٌ في الْبِنَاءِ وَالْخَرَابِChapter: Construction and Demolition
Hadith 4160
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ , حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ , عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ , عَنْ أَبِي السَّفَرِ , عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو , قَالَ : مَرَّ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ نُعَالِجُ خُصًّا لَنَا , فَقَالَ : " مَا هَذَا ؟ " , فَقُلْتُ : خُصٌّ لَنَا وَهَى , نَحْنُ نُصْلِحُهُ , فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا أُرَى الْأَمْرَ إِلَّا أَعْجَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ " .
´It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by us when we were fixing a hut of ours, and said: ‘What is this?’ I said: ‘It is a hut of ours that has fallen into disrepair.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The matter (of death) may come sooner than that.’”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊
By “haste in the matter” is meant that one does not know when death may come.
Perhaps one may or may not get the chance to live in the repaired house.
➋
One should keep in mind the appropriateness of time and place when giving advice.
➌
A house is needed for sheltering the head, but one should not forget death.
Just as one strives for the necessities of this world, it is even more necessary to be concerned about the home of the Hereafter.
➍
One should avoid unnecessary formalities as much as possible.
➊
By “haste in the matter” is meant that one does not know when death may come.
Perhaps one may or may not get the chance to live in the repaired house.
➋
One should keep in mind the appropriateness of time and place when giving advice.
➌
A house is needed for sheltering the head, but one should not forget death.
Just as one strives for the necessities of this world, it is even more necessary to be concerned about the home of the Hereafter.
➍
One should avoid unnecessary formalities as much as possible.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4160
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The meaning of the statement of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is not that one should not plaster or repair the house, but rather the intent is to remind of death, so that death remains ever-present before a person and he is never heedless of it at any time.
1:
The meaning of the statement of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is not that one should not plaster or repair the house, but rather the intent is to remind of death, so that death remains ever-present before a person and he is never heedless of it at any time.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2335
