‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar on uncertainty of life

14 December 2020 · 29 Rabīʿ II 1442 AH

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كَانَ عَبْدُ اللّٰهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُمَا يَقُولُ: >إذَا أَمْسَيْتَ فَلَا تَنْتَظِرْ الصَّبَاحَ، وَإِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَلَا تَنْتَظِرْ الْمَسَاءَ، وَخُذْ مِنْ صِحَّتِك لِمَرَضِك، وَمِنْ حَيَاتِك لِمَوْتِك<

Translation

‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar [d. 73H/74H] (may Allāh be pleased with them both) said: “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.”

Takhrīj

• Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (6416)