‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd on death and importance of one’s deeds
4 December 2020 · 19 Rabīʿ II 1442 AH
عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حُجَيْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: كَانَ عَبْدُ اللّٰهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ إِذَا قَعَدَ يَقُولُ: >إِنَّكُمْ فِي مَمَرِّ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ فِي آجَالٍ مَنْقُوصَةٍ، وَأَعْمَالٍ مَحْفُوظَةٍ، وَالْمَوْتُ يَأْتِي بَغْتَةً، فَمَنْ زَرَعَ خَيْرًا يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَحْصُدَ رَغْبَةً، وَمَنْ زَرَعَ شَرًّا يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَحْصُدَ نَدَامَةً<
Translation
Whenever ‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd [d. 28H] (may Allāh be pleased with him) sat, he used to say: “You are in the passage of day and night, your life decreases [by every passing moment] but your deeds are all preserved, and death shall come to you all of a sudden. So, whoever planted good is soon to expect the harvest of happiness, and whoever planted evil is soon to expect the harvest of regret.”
Takhrīj
• Ḥilyatul Awliyā' (1/133-134)
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