سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الزهدChapters on Zuhd
بَابُ : الأَمَلِ وَالأَجَلِChapter: Hope and life span
Hadith 4231
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ , وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلَّادٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ , قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ , حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ , حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي , عَنْ أَبِي يَعْلَى , عَنْ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ , عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ , عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَنَّهُ خَطَّ خَطًّا مُرَبَّعًا , وَخَطًّا وَسَطَ الْخَطِّ الْمُرَبَّعِ , وَخُطُوطًا إِلَى جَانِبِ الْخَطِّ الَّذِي وَسَطَ الْخَطِّ الْمُرَبَّعِ , وَخَطًّا خَارِجًا مِنَ الْخَطِّ الْمُرَبَّعِ , فَقَالَ : " أَتَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا ؟ " , قَالُوا : اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ , قَالَ : " هَذَا الْإِنْسَانُ الْخَطُّ الْأَوْسَطُ , وَهَذِهِ الْخُطُوطُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ الْأَعْرَاضُ تَنْهَشُهُ أَوْ تَنْهَسُهُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ , فَإِنْ أَخْطَأَهُ هَذَا أَصَابَهُ هَذَا , وَالْخَطُّ الْمُرَبَّعُ الْأَجَلُ الْمُحِيطُ , وَالْخَطُّ الْخَارِجُ الْأَمَلُ " .
´It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud that the Prophet (ﷺ) drew a square, and a line in the middle of the square, and lines to the side of the line in the middle of the square, and a line outside the square, and he said:` “Do you know what this is?” They said: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said: “Man is the line in the middle, and these lines to his side are the sicknesses and problems that assail him from all places. If one misses him, another will befall him. The square is his life span, at his neck; and the line outside it is (his) hope.”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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Imam Nawawi rahimahullah, in Riyadh al-Salihin, drew two diagrams to clarify this example. In his opinion, the diagram made by the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam corresponded to one of these two. Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah also mentioned five other views and drew diagrams according to them. See: (Fath al-Bari: 11/258)
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Difficulties and hardships are inevitable in a person's life. Just as a poor person faces difficulties, so too do the rich—even kings—face hardships, although their nature is according to their circumstances.
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These hardships are a test for a person; therefore, one should strive to remain steadfast on the straight path.
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A person has many desires, plans, and aspirations—some of them are fulfilled, and some are not. Therefore, one should remember death, which is certain to come, though it is not known when it will arrive.
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Imam Nawawi rahimahullah, in Riyadh al-Salihin, drew two diagrams to clarify this example. In his opinion, the diagram made by the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam corresponded to one of these two. Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah also mentioned five other views and drew diagrams according to them. See: (Fath al-Bari: 11/258)
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Difficulties and hardships are inevitable in a person's life. Just as a poor person faces difficulties, so too do the rich—even kings—face hardships, although their nature is according to their circumstances.
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These hardships are a test for a person; therefore, one should strive to remain steadfast on the straight path.
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A person has many desires, plans, and aspirations—some of them are fulfilled, and some are not. Therefore, one should remember death, which is certain to come, though it is not known when it will arrive.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4231
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The structure of this diagram is arranged as follows:
The inner line represents the human being, who is surrounded on all sides by difficulties, and the enclosing line represents his death. The line extending outward signifies his greed and desires, which remain unfulfilled when death arrives.
Such is the condition of this brief worldly life.
The structure of this diagram is arranged as follows:
The inner line represents the human being, who is surrounded on all sides by difficulties, and the enclosing line represents his death. The line extending outward signifies his greed and desires, which remain unfulfilled when death arrives.
Such is the condition of this brief worldly life.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 6417
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
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The meaning of this hadith is that if, on one hand, a person's life is filled with desires, then on the other hand, he is surrounded from all sides by calamities. He contends with these calamities in the pursuit of fulfilling his desires, yet he possesses an extensive and unending chain of hopes and aspirations. His desires remain incomplete when the iron grip of death seizes him in its clutches. It is as if death is closer to a person than anything else. Therefore, a person should not remain heedless of it.
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The meaning of this hadith is that if, on one hand, a person's life is filled with desires, then on the other hand, he is surrounded from all sides by calamities. He contends with these calamities in the pursuit of fulfilling his desires, yet he possesses an extensive and unending chain of hopes and aspirations. His desires remain incomplete when the iron grip of death seizes him in its clutches. It is as if death is closer to a person than anything else. Therefore, a person should not remain heedless of it.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2454
