Remember the destroyer of pleasures frequently," meaning death
Narrator in the source: Abu Hurayrah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Remember the destroyer of pleasures frequently," meaning death.- Grade in the source
- Hasan
- Reported by
- Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasā’i, Ibn Mājah
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 66232 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَكْثِرُوا ذِكْرَ هَادمِ اللَّذَّاتِ» يَعْنِي الْمَوْتَ.Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged frequent remembrance of death, as it reminds man of the Hereafter and demolishes his love for worldly pleasures in his heart, especially those that are forbidden.
Lessons from the hadith
- Death cuts off the pleasures of this world, but as for the believer, it transfers him to the pleasures of the Hereafter and the pleasures of Paradise, with all the immense goodness therein.
- Remembrance of death and what comes after it are among the reasons for repentance, turning away from sin, and preparing for the Hereafter.
References (original Arabic)
سنن الترمذي (4/ 141) (2307). سنن النسائي (4/ 4) (1824). سنن ابن ماجه (5/ 326) (4258). ذخيرة العقبى في شرح المجتبى (18/ 219).