Chapter: Excellence of Leading an Ascetic Life, and Virtues of Simple Life
Not gradedRiyad as-Salihin 479
وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص، رضي الله عنهما، قال: مر علينا رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم ، ونحن نعالج خصاً لنا فقال: " ما هذا؟" فقلنا: قد وهي، فنحن نصلحه، فقال: " ما أرى الأمر إلا أعجل من ذلك".
رواه أبو داود، والترمذي بإسناد البخاري ومسلم، وقال الترمذي: ((حديث حسن صحيح)).
'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
We were repairing our thatchy hut when Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by and asked us, "What are you doing?" We said, "The thatch had gone weak and we are repairing it." He (ﷺ) said, "I see the sure thing (death) approaching sooner than this."
[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmdhi, who classified it as Hadith Hasan Sahih].
Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2335) and Ibn Majah (No. 4160). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 479).
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) passed by us while we were repairing a hut that we owned. He said: "What is this?" We replied: "It has become weak, so we are repairing it." He said: "I…