Ḥasan al-Baṣrī on this life being of three days
25 September 2020 · 8 Ṣafar 1442 AH
عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ: >الدُّنْيَا ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ: أَمَا أَمْسِ فَقَدْ ذَهَبَ بِمَا فِيهِ، وَأَمَّا غَدًا فَلَعَلَّكَ لَا تُدْرِكُهُ، وَالْيَوْمُ فَاعْمَلْ فِيهِ<
Translation
Ḥasan [al-Baṣrī] [d. 110H] (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: The life of this world is made up of three days: “Yesterday has gone with all that was done; tomorrow, you may never reach; but today is for you so do what you should do today.”
Takhrīj
• Bayhayqī’s az-Zuhd al-Kabīr (477 (1/196))
• Ibn Abī Dunyā’s az-Zuhd (513-514 (1/197))
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