Hadith / Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba / 33:1503

Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 33:1503

Book of Asceticism (Zuhd)

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Hadith 33:1503

'Affan narrated to us, he said: Bishr bin Mufaddal narrated to us, from Yunus, from al-Hasan, he said: The likeness of the son of Adam was likened to a man whose death approached, and his family and his deeds were present. He said to his family: "Protect me." They said: "We only protect you from the affairs of the world, but as for this, we are unable to protect you from it." He said to his wealth: "Will you protect me?" It said: "I was an adornment that you adorned yourself with in the world, but as for this, I am unable to protect you from it." He said: Then his deeds leaped forward and said: "I am your companion who will enter your grave with you and will move with you wherever you move." He said: "By Allah, if I had known, you would have been the most preferred of the three to me." Al-Hasan said: So now, prefer it over everything else.

حدثنا عفان قال حدثنا بشر بن مفضل عن يونس عن الحسن قال كان يضرب مثل بن آدم مثل رجل حضرته الوفاة فحضر أهله وعمله فقال لأهله امنعوني قالوا إنما نمنعك من أمر الدنيا فأما هذا فلا نستطيع أن نمنعك منه فقال لماله أنت تمنعني قال إني كنت زينا زينت في الدنيا أما هذا فلا أستطيع أن أمنعك منه قال فوثب عمله فقال أنا صاحبك الذي أدخل معك قبرك وأزول معك حيثما زلت قال أما والله لو شعرت لكنت آثر الثلاثة عندي قال قال الحسن فالآن فآثروه على ما سواه