Hadith on Dunya: Worldly life is like good food becoming excrement

Al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him, “O Dahhak, what are you eating?” He said, “Meat and milk.” The Prophet said, “Then what will it become?” He said, “You know what it will become.” The Prophet said, “Verily, Allah Almighty presents what the son of Adam defecates as a parable for the worldly life.”

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 15747

Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ الْكِلَابِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَهُ يَا ضَحَّاكُ مَا طَعَامُكَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اللَّحْمُ وَاللَّبَنُ قَالَ ثُمَّ يَصِيرُ إِلَى مَاذَا قَالَ إِلَى مَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ قَالَ فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ضَرَبَ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ ابْنِ آدَمَ مَثَلًا لِلدُّنْيَا

15747 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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