حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِکِ الْحِمْصِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ عَنْ ضَمْرَةَ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ عَنْ أَبِي يَعْلَی شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْکَيِّسُ مَنْ دَانَ نَفْسَهُ وَعَمِلَ لِمَا بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَالْعَاجِزُ مَنْ أَتْبَعَ نَفْسَهُ هَوَاهَا ثُمَّ تَمَنَّی عَلَی اللَّهِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 4260
It was narrated from Abu Ya'la Shaddad bin Aws that the Messenger of Allah p.b.u.h said: "The wise man is the one who takes account of himself and strives for that which is after death. And the helpless man is the one who follows his own whims then ind ulges in wishful thinking about Allah." (Da'if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020