Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The intelligent person is the one who holds himself accountable and acts for what comes after death. And the incapable one is he who lets his soul follow its desires and keeps placing hopes upon Allah the Exalted.”
Hadith Referenceمعجم صغير للطبراني / كتاب الرقاق / 1035
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«إسناده ضعيف ، أخرجه الحاكم فى «مستدركه» برقم: 191، 7734، والترمذي فى «جامعه» برقم: 2459، وابن ماجه فى «سننه» برقم: 4260، قال الشيخ الألباني: ضعيف ، والبيهقي فى«سننه الكبير» برقم: 6610، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 17398، والطبراني فى«الكبير» برقم: 7141، 7143، والطبراني فى «الصغير» برقم: 863 قال ابن حجر: «فيه عمرو بن بكر بن تميم وهو متروك»، تقريب التهذيب: (1 / 731)»
´Shaddad bin Aws narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w) said:` "The clever person ids the one who subjugates his soul, and works for what is after death. And the incapable is the one who follows his desires and merely hopes in Allah." [He said:] The meaning of his saying: "Who subjugates his soul", is to say the one who reckons with his soul in the world, before he is reckoned with, on the Day of Judgement. It has been related that 'Umar bin Al-Khattäb said: "Reckon with yourselves before you are reckoned with, and prepare for the Greatest Inquisition. The reckoning of the Day of Judgement is only light for the one who reckoned with himself in the world." And, it has been related that Maimun bin Mihran said: "The slave (of Allah) will not be a Taqi until he has reckoned himself, just as he would account for where his business partner got his food and clothing."
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Urdu Footnote: Note: (In the chain of narration, Abu Bakr ibn Abi Maryam is a weak narrator.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2459