Hadith 40 · 4 fragments
Be in the world as a traveller
The Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi, hadith No.40
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Arabic edition text
عَنْ ابْن عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ:
Narrator
On the authority of Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took me by the shoulder and said, “Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a wayfarer.
أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم بِمَنْكِبِي، وَقَالَ: كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّك غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ .
Matn
” And Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say, “In the evening do not expect [to live until] the morning, and in the morning do not expect [to live until] the evening.
وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَقُولُ: إذَا أَمْسَيْتَ فَلَا تَنْتَظِرْ الصَّبَاحَ، وَإِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَلَا تَنْتَظِرْ الْمَسَاءَ، وَخُذْ مِنْ صِحَّتِك لِمَرَضِك، وَمِنْ حَيَاتِك لِمَوْتِك.
Matn
Take [advantage of] your health before times of sickness, and [take advantage of] your life before your death.
[رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ]
Matn
” [Al-Bukhari]
Lesson
Live in this world like a traveller who puts down no roots; make use of your health and time, while you have them, for the eternal.
Text within an-Nawawi's collection: the Arabic source edition and the Ukrainian translation by the “Nur” project (by meaning).