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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the hadith "The wise one is the one who disciplines himself" authentic?

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The questioner : O Shaykh, there is a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that says:
The clever person ids the one who subjugates his soul الكيّس من دان نفسه
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2459Da'if (Darussalam)
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The Shaykh : What?

The questioner :
The clever person ids the one who subjugates his soul الكيّس من دان نفسه
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2459Da'if (Darussalam)
.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Is this hadith authentic?

The Shaykh : This is a well-known hadith:
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. الكيّس من دان نفسه وعمل لما بعد الموت والعاجز من أتبع نفسه هواها وتمنى على الله الأماني
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2459Da'if (Darussalam)
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And there is no doubt that its meaning is correct; its meaning is correct.
And they say, "None will enter Paradise except one who is a Jew or a Christian." That is [merely] their wishful thinking وَقَالُوا لَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا مَنْ كَانَ هُوداً أَوْ نَصَارَى تِلْكَ أَمَانِيُّهُمْ
[Al-Baqarah 2:111]
They wish for this. So the person who follows his own desires and wishes for Allah's promises is not wise. Yes.

The questioner : May Allah reward you.
Source alathar.net

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