عن جابرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: أَنَّهُ سَمعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم قَبْلَ موْتِهِ بثلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ يقولُ: «لا يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ الظَّنَّ باللهِ عزَّ وَجَلَّ» رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ.
Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), three days before his death, saying: "Let none of you die except while thinking well of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic." Reported by Muslim.
الشرح · explanation
لا يموتنّ: أي ليحرص إن أتاه الموت أن يكون على هذه الحالة. يحسن الظن: يعتقد أنّه يرحمه ويعفو عنه.
"Let none of you die": that is, let him be eager, if death comes to him, to be in this state. "thinking well": believing that He will have mercy on him and pardon him.
الدروس · lessons
التحذير من اليأس والقنوط. الحثّ على الرجاء وحسن الظنّ بالله، وخاصة عند دنو الأجل. ينبغي فِي حَالِ صِحَّتِهِ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَائِفًا رَاجِيًا، وَيَكُونَ خَوْفُهُ وَرَجَاؤُهُ سَوَاءً.
A warning against despair and hopelessness. Urging hope and thinking well of Allah, especially as the appointed term draws near. In the state of health a person ought to be both fearful and hopeful, with his fear and his hope being equal.