What do I have to do with the world?
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, is this the hadith: I am a passerby?
Answer:
Yes, this is a hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is likely that he will depart from it. This contains a warning from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) against being preoccupied with the world to the neglect of obeying Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and a caution against heedlessness regarding death. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, is this the hadith:
What do I have to do with the world, for I am
ما لي وللدنيا فإنماAnswer:
Yes, this is a hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
What do I have to do with the world? My likeness and the likeness of the world are like that of a rider who took shelter in the shade of a tree
ما لي وللدنيا إنما أنا مثلي ومثل الدنيا كمثل راكب استظل في دوح شجرة
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7466 — youtube.com (13:24)
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