36/25. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2333 — Live Like a Stranger or Passerby
What Has Been Related About The Curtailment Of Hope
Hadith About Living in the World Like a Stranger
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2333
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2333
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِنْكَبِي فَقَالَ " كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ وَعُدَّ نَفْسَكَ فِي أَهْلِ الْقُبُورِ " . فَقَالَ لِي ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَلاَ تُحَدِّثْ نَفْسَكَ بِالْمَسَاءِ وَإِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ فَلاَ تُحَدِّثْ نَفْسَكَ بِالصَّبَاحِ وَخُذْ مِنْ صِحَّتِكَ قَبْلَ سَقَمِكَ وَمِنْ حَيَاتِكَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِكَ فَإِنَّكَ لاَ تَدْرِي يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ مَا اسْمُكَ غَدًا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَقَدْ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ نَحْوَهُ . حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ .
Mujahid Narrated from:
Ibn 'Umar said: "The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Grabbed Me On Part Of My Body And Said: 'Be In The World Like A Stranger Or A Passerby, And Count Yourself Among The Inhabitants Of The Grave.'" Ibn 'Umar Said To Me: "When You Wake Up In The Morning, Then Do Not Concern Yourself With The Evening. And When You Reach The Evening, Then Do Not Concern Yourself With The Morning. Take From Your Health Before Your Illness, And From Your Life Before Your Death, For Indeed O Slave Of Allah! You Do Not Know What Your Description Shall Be Tomorrow." (Sahih)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2333In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 30English translation : Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2333
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2333
This hadith about living like a stranger is one of the clearest reminders about dunya. The Prophet (s.a.w) held Ibn Umar and said to be in the world like a stranger or a passerby, and to count oneself among the people of the graves. Ibn Umar then advised not to delay the heart from morning to evening or from evening to morning. He said to take from health before illness and from life before death. The message is practical and direct. A stranger does not become fully attached to a temporary stop. A passerby keeps moving toward the destination. This hadith teaches urgency, careful use of time, and less attachment to worldly comfort.
What we learn from this hadith
- A believer should live with awareness that the world is temporary.
- Health should be used before illness comes.
- Life should be used before death arrives.
