3287 - (خ) عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رضي الله عنه قـالَ: خَطَّ النَّبِـيُّ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم خَطّاً مُرَبَّعاً، وَخَـطَّ خَطّـاً فِي الْوَسَطِ خارِجـاً مِنْهُ، وَخَط خُطَطاً صِغَاراً إِلَى هَـذَا الَّذِي في الْوَسَطِ مِنْ جَانِبِهِ الَّذِي في الْوَسَطِ، وَقَـالَ: (هَـذَا الإِنْسَانُ، وَهذَا أَجَلُهُ مُحِيطٌ بِهِ ـ أَوْ: قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِهِ ـ وَهَـذَا الَّذِي هُوَ خَارِجٌ أَمَلُهُ، وَهذِهِ الخُطُطُ الصِّغَارُ: الأَعْرَاضُ، فَإِنْ أَخْطَأَهُ هَـذَا نَهَشَهُ هَـذَا، وَإِنْ أَخْطَأَهُ هَـذَا نَهَشَهُ هَـذَا) .
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) drew lines (in the sand) and said: "This (line) represents man, and this (line) represents the end of his life term, and while he is as such, the nearest line overtakes him." Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) drew a square and drew a line in the middle that extended out of it. He drew some small lines on both sides of that central line, and said: "This is man (the line in the middle), and this is his life span encompassing him (the square). This line extending out of the square is his hope, and these small lines are the troubles and accidents that befall him. If this one misses him, that one snaps at him, and if this one misses him, that one snaps at him."
قال تعالى: {وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ *}. [العاديات:8] وقال تعالى: {يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ يُعَمَّرُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ}. [البقرة:96]
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