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Riyad as-Salihin 575

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) drew a few lines and said, “One of them represents man and another indicates death; and a man continues like this until the nearest line (i.e., death) overtakes him.”.

Anasnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
2names in the chain
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وعن أنس رضي الله عنه

قال: خط النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خطوطا فقال: «هذا الإنسان، وهذا أجله، فبينما هو كذلك إذ جاء الخط الأقرب»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) drew a few lines and said, “One of them represents man and another indicates death; and a man continues like this until the nearest line (i.e., death) overtakes him.”.

Riyad as-Salihin 575, Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, Hadith 575. 1 min read

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam an-Nawawi back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam an-NawawiCompiler, died 676 AH
  2. 2Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH

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