The Meaning of the Hadith: What Do I Have to Do with the World
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Question:
This questioner, Abdullah, sent a hadith asking about it and its meaning: "What do I have to do with the world? Indeed,Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34:79."
Answer:
The hadith is clear. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gives a parable of the swift passing of the world, comparing it to a rider who rests in the shade of a tree and then leaves it and abandons it. So the world is a passageway and a transit point. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner, Abdullah, sent a hadith asking about it and its meaning: "What do I have to do with the world? Indeed,
The parable of me and the world is like the parable of a rider who said: "I rested in the shade of a tree on a hot day, then I left and abandoned it."
مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الدُّنْيَا كَمَثَلِ الرَّاكِبِ قَالَ فِي ظِلِّ شَجَرَةٍ فِي يَوْمٍ صَائِفٍ ثُمَّ رَاحَ وَتَرَكَهَاAnswer:
The hadith is clear. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gives a parable of the swift passing of the world, comparing it to a rider who rests in the shade of a tree and then leaves it and abandons it. So the world is a passageway and a transit point. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/155 — archive.org (5:24)
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