مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الزهدBook of Asceticism
ما ذكر عن نبينا ﷺ في الزهدSayings of Our Prophet ﷺ Regarding Asceticism (Zuhd)
Hadith 37047
٣٧٠٤٧ - حدثنا محمد بن بشر قال: حدثنا مسعر عن علقمة بن مرثد عن ابن (سابط) (١) قال: ذكر رجل عند النبي ح فأحسن عليه الثناء، فقال النبي ﷺ: "كيف ذكره للموت؟ " فلم يذكر ذلك، (فقال) (٢): "ما هو كما تذكرون" (٣).
It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Sabit that he said: A man was mentioned in the presence of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and he was praised well. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "How is his attitude towards remembering death?" But this was not mentioned about him. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He is not as you have described him."
