Hadith 14781

Sunan Ibn Majah (FR)

سنن ابن ماجه

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حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ مُضَرِّبٍ، قَالَ أَتَيْنَا خَبَّابًا نَعُودُهُ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ طَالَ سُقْمِي وَلَوْلاَ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " لاَ تَتَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ " . لَتَمَنَّيْتُهُ وَقَالَ " إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيُؤْجَرُ فِي نَفَقَتِهِ كُلِّهَا إِلاَّ فِي التُّرَابِ " . أَوْ قَالَ " فِي الْبِنَاءِ " .

It wasnarrated that Harithah bin Mudarrib said:
"We came to Khabbabtovisit him (when he was sick), and he said: 'I have been sick for along time, and were it not that I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)say: "Do not wish for death," I would have wished for it.' Andhesaid: "A person will be rewarded for all his spending, exceptfor(what he spends) on dust," or he said, "on building." (FR)

English reference (FR): Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4163 (FR)

Arabic reference (FR): Book 37, Hadith 4302 (FR)