Al-Arba’īn an-Nawawīyah Ḥadīth [40]

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَنْكِبِي، وَقَالَ: كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ

وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَقُولُ: >إِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ، فَلَا تَنْتَظِرِ الصَّبَاحَ، وَإِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَلَا تَنْتَظِرِ الْمَسَاءَ، وَخُذْ مِنْ صِحَّتِكَ لِمَرَضِكَ، وَمِنْ حَيَاتِكَ لِمَوْتِكَ< رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ

40 – It is reported on the authority of ibn ‘Umar (may Allāh be pleased with them both), who said: The Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) took me by the shoulder and said:

“Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a traveler.”

And ibn ‘Umar (may Allāh be pleased with them both) 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. Take [advantage of] your health before times of sickness, and [take advantage of] your life before your death.” [Reported by Bukhārī]