Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 693

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شَرْحُ رِيَاضِ الصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

Commentary on Riyadh as-Salihin from the words of the Master of the Messengers, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى مَا يَبْقَى بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهَا إِلَّا ذِرَاعٌ، فَيَسْبِقُ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابُ، فَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَيَدْخُلُهَا، وَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ، حَتَّى مَا يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهَا إِلَّا ذِرَاعٌ، فَيَسْبِقُ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابُ فَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَدْخُلُهَا ) ، وَلِهَذَا كَانَ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ الْمَأْثُورِ : اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ خَيْرَ عُمْرِي آخِرَهُ ، وَخَيْرَ عَمَلِي خَوَاتِمَهُ (٣) ، وَصَحَّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ : أَنَّ مَنْ كَانَ آخِرُ كَلَامِهِ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ (٢).

...the people of Paradise until there is only a cubit between him and it, then the decree overtakes him, and he performs the deeds of the people of the Fire and enters it. One of you may perform the deeds of the people of the Fire until there is only a cubit between him and it, then the decree overtakes him, and he performs the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it. For this reason, it is among the narrated supplications: 'O Allah, make the best of my life its end, and the best of my deeds its conclusion.' It is authentically reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: 'Whoever's last words in this world are "There is no god but Allah" will enter Paradise.'

فَالَّذِي يَنْبَغِي لِلْإِنْسَانِ كُلَّمَا طَالَ بِهِ الْعُمْرُ؛ أَنْ يُكْثِرَ مِنَ الْأَعْمَالِ الصَّالِحَةِ، كَمَا أَنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي لِلشَّابِّ أَيْضًا أَنْ يُكْثِرَ مِنَ الْأَعْمَالِ الصَّالِحَةِ؛ لِأَنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَا يَدْرِي مَتَى يَمُوتُ، قَدْ يَمُوتُ فِي شَبَابِهِ، وَقَدْ يُؤَخَّرُ مَوْتُهُ، لَكِنْ لَا شَكَّ أَنَّ مَنْ تَقَدَّمَ بِهِ السِّنُّ فَهُوَ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ مِنَ الشَّابِّ؛ لِأَنَّهُ أَنْهَى الْعُمُرَ.

As a person grows older, they should increase their righteous deeds. This is also true for the young, as no one knows when they will die. Death may come in youth or be delayed, but those advanced in age are undoubtedly closer to death than the young, for they have lived out more of their life.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (20 verbs · 41 nouns)

• بَقِيَ — to remain
• سَبَقَ — to be decreed
• عَمِلَ — to work
• أَهْل — people
• جَنَّة — paradise
• ذِرَاع — cubit