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Sahih al-BukhariTo make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6418

Chapter: About hope and hoping too much

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6418

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ خَطَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خُطُوطًا فَقَالَ ‏"‏

هَذَا الأَمَلُ وَهَذَا أَجَلُهُ، فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ جَاءَهُ الْخَطُّ الأَقْرَبُ ‏"

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet (ﷺ) drew a few lines and said, "This is (man's) hope, and this is the instant of his death, and while he is in this state (of hope), the nearer line (death) comes to Him."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6418).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِم ) هُوَ اِبْن إِبْرَاهِيم , وَثَبَتَ كَذَلِكَ فِي رِوَايَة الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ عَنْ الْحَسَن بْن سُفْيَان عَنْ عَبْد الْعَزِيز بْن سَلَام عَنْهُ. قَوْله ( هَمَّام ) هُوَ اِبْن يَحْيَى وَثَبَتَ كَذَلِكَ فِي رِوَايَة الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ. قَوْله ( عَنْ إِسْحَاق ) فِي رِوَايَة الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ " حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق " وَهُوَ اِبْن أَخِي أَنَس لِأُمِّهِ. قَوْله ( خُطُوطًا ) قَدْ فُسِّرَتْ فِي حَدِيث اِبْن مَسْعُود. قَوْله ( فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ ) فِي رِوَايَة الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ " يَأْمُل " وَعِنْد الْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي الزُّهْد مِنْ وَجْه عَنْ إِسْحَاق سِيَاق الْمَتْن أَتَمّ مِنْهُ وَلَفْظه " خَطَّ خُطُوطًا وَخَطَّ خَطًّا نَاحِيَة ثُمَّ قَالَ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا ؟ هَذ…

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (11265)خَطَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خُطُوطًا , فَقَالَ : هَذَا الأَمَلُ , وَهَذَا أَجَلُهُ , فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ , إِذْ جَاءَهُ الْخَطُّ الأَقْرَبُ

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