RELIEVED OR RELIEVING?

Narrated Abu Qatada bin Rib’i Al-Ansari Radhiyallahu anhu:

A funeral procession passed by Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) who said,

“‏”‏ مُسْتَرِيحٌ، وَمُسْتَرَاحٌ مِنْهُ ‏

“Relieved or relieving?”

The people asked, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! What is relieved and relieving?

He (ﷺ) said,

“A believer is relieved (by death) from the troubles and hardships of the world and leaves for the Mercy of Allah, while (the death of) a wicked person relieves the people, the land, the trees, (and) the animals from him.”

 Sahih al-Bukhari 6512

 عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ بْنِ رِبْعِيٍّ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُرَّ عَلَيْهِ بِجِنَازَةٍ فَقَالَ ‏”‏ مُسْتَرِيحٌ، وَمُسْتَرَاحٌ مِنْهُ ‏”‏‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْمُسْتَرِيحُ وَالْمُسْتَرَاحُ مِنْهُ قَالَ ‏”‏ الْعَبْدُ الْمُؤْمِنُ يَسْتَرِيحُ مِنْ نَصَبِ الدُّنْيَا وَأَذَاهَا إِلَى رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ، وَالْعَبْدُ الْفَاجِرُ يَسْتَرِيحُ مِنْهُ الْعِبَادُ وَالْبِلاَدُ وَالشَّجَرُ وَالدَّوَابُّ ‏”‏‏‏

صحيح البخاري,كتاب الرقاق, باب سَكَرَاتِ الْمَوْتِ

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