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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الرقائق
Book of Heart-Softening Reports
بَابُ ذِكْرِ الْمَوْتِ وقصر الأمل
Chapter: Remembering death and curtailing hope
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 3115 — Remembering death and curtailing hope
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قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ غَيْلَانَ بْنِ بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : قِيلَ لَهُ : مَا تُحِبُّ لِمَنْ تُحِبُّ ؟ قَالَ : الْمَوْتَ ، قَالَ : فَإِنْ لَمْ يَمُتْ ؟ قَالَ : يَقِلُّ مَالُهُ وَوَلَدُهُ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was asked: "What do you love most for someone you love?" He said: "Death." Then he was asked: "If he does not die (that is, he is granted a long life), then what would you wish for him?" He said: "That his wealth and his children become few."
All the narrators of this athar are thiqat (trustworthy), and this narration encourages reducing worldly attachments and seeking safety from trials, so that a person can focus on preparing for the Hereafter.
All the narrators of this athar are thiqat (trustworthy), and this narration encourages reducing worldly attachments and seeking safety from trials, so that a person can focus on preparing for the Hereafter.
