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“Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler”: is it a hadith? Where is it written?

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كن في الدنيا كأنك غريب أو عابر سبيل

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Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, No. 6416

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī No. 6416

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حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو المُنْذِرِ الطُّفَاوِيُّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَعْمَشِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُجَاهِدٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَنْكِبِي، فَقَالَ: " كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ، أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ "، وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ: إِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ فَلَا تَنْتَظِرِ الصَّبَاحَ، وَإِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَلَا تَنْتَظِرِ الْمَسَاءَ، وَخُذْ مِنْ صِحَّتِكَ لِمَرَضِكَ وَمِنْ حَيَاتِكَ لِمَوْتِكَ.

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‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) took me by the shoulder and said: "Be in this world as if you are a stranger or a wayfarer." Ibn ‘Umar used to say: If you reach the evening, do not wait for the morning, and if you reach the morning, do not wait for the evening. Take from your health for your sickness and from your life for your death.

Translation: HadeethEnc.com — Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, by Rowad Translation Center; published by the Islamic Propagation Office in Rabwah. English, version v1.25.0. Full entry with explanation: https://hadeethenc.com/en/browse/hadith/4704

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  1. Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6416: عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ, from مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو المُنْذِرِ الطُّفَاوِيُّ, from سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَعْمَشِ, from مُجَاهِدٌ (Mujāhid), from عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ (ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar) (last narrator in this chain)

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 2333The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 2333

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حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِبَعْضِ جَسَدِي بِمِنْكَبِي، فَقَالَ: " كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ، وَعُدَّ نَفْسَكَ فِي أَهْلِ الْقُبُورِ "، فَقَالَ لِي ابْنُ عُمَرَ: إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَلَا تُحَدِّثْ نَفْسَكَ بِالْمَسَاءِ، وَإِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ فَلَا تُحَدِّثْ نَفْسَكَ بِالصَّبَاحِ، وَخُذْ مِنْ صِحَّتِكَ قَبْلَ سَقَمِكَ، وَمِنْ حَيَاتِكَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِكَ، فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ مَا اسْمُكَ غَدًا، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى: وَقَدْ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، نَحْوَهُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، نَحْوَهُ.

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  • al-Albānī: Ṣaḥīḥ — Ṣaḥīḥ wa-Ḍaʿīf Sunan al-Tirmidhī (al-Maktaba al-Shāmila)

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  • Sunan Ibn Mājah, No. 4114
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 4624
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 4855

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  1. Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī 2333: مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ, from أَبُو أَحْمَدَ, from سُفْيَانُ, from لَيْثٍ, from مُجَاهِدٍ (Mujāhid), from ابْنِ عُمَرَ (Ibn ʿUmar) (last narrator in this chain)
  2. Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī 2333: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ, from حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ, from لَيْثٍ, from مُجَاهِدٍ (Mujāhid), from ابْنِ عُمَرَ (Ibn ʿUmar) (last narrator in this chain)

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 4114The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 4114

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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ, حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ, عَنْ لَيْثٍ, عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ, عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ, قَالَ: أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِبَعْضِ جَسَدِي, فَقَالَ: " يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ, كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ, أَوْ كَأَنَّكَ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ, وَعُدَّ نَفْسَكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُبُورِ ".

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  • Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, No. 2333
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 4624
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 4855

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  1. Sunan Ibn Mājah 4114: يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ, from حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ, from لَيْثٍ, from مُجَاهِدٍ (Mujāhid), from ابْنِ عُمَرَ (Ibn ʿUmar) (last narrator in this chain)

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 4624The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 4624

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حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِبَعْضِ جَسَدِي، فَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، " كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ، وَاعْدُدْ نَفْسَكَ فِي الْمَوْتَى ".

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  • Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, No. 2333
  • Sunan Ibn Mājah, No. 4114
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 4855

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 4624: وَكِيعٌ, from سُفْيَانَ, from لَيْثٍ, from مُجَاهِدٍ (Mujāhid), from ابْنِ عُمَرَ (Ibn ʿUmar) (last narrator in this chain)

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 4855Most of the words searched are in this report. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 4855

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِثَوْبِي، أَوْ بِبَعْضِ جَسَدِي، وَقَالَ: يا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، " كُنْ كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ، وَعُدَّ نَفْسَكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُبُورِ ".

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  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 4624

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 4855: أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ, from لَيْثٌ, from مُجَاهِدٍ (Mujāhid), from ابْنِ عُمَرَ (Ibn ʿUmar) (last narrator in this chain)

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 5988Most of the words searched are in this report. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 5988

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدَةُ بْنُ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِبَعْضِ جَسَدِي، فَقَالَ: " اعْبُدْ اللَّهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ، وَكُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ ".

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 5988: أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ, from الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ, from عَبْدَةُ بْنُ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ, from عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ (ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar) (last narrator in this chain)

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

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