{Then, on that Day, you will definitely be questioned about your worldly pleasures.}

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Mājah

Authenticity grade : Hasan

Hadith text: {Then, on that Day, you will definitely be questioned a…

عَنْ ‌الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ: {ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ} [التكاثر: 8]، قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، وَأَيُّ النَّعِيمِ نُسْأَلُ عَنْهُ، وَإِنَّمَا هُمَا الْأَسْوَدَانِ التَّمْرُ وَالْمَاءُ؟ قَالَ: «أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ».

Az-Zubayr ibn al-‘Awwām reported: When the following verse was revealed {Then, on that Day, you will definitely be questioned about your worldly pleasures.} [Surat at-Takāthur: 8], Az-Zubayr said: "O Messenger of Allah, which pleasures will we be asked about; there are only the two black things: dates and water?" He said: "This will certainly come."

Explanation of the hadith: {Then, on that Day, you will definitely be questioned a…

Lessons: {Then, on that Day, you will definitely be questioned a…

• The Hadīth stresses the duty of showing gratitude to Allah Almighty for His blessings.
• Worldly pleasures are among the things a person will be asked about on the Day of Judgment, whether little or great.

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