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Translation of quote of Abū Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him)

Question

How would you translate the narration below?

مَا تُؤْيِسُنِي رِقَّةُ عَظْمِي، وَلاَ بَيَاضُ شَعْرِي، أَنْ أَلْقَى عِيْسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Answer

“The tenderness of my bones and the whiteness of my hair [i.e. my elderly age] does not make me lose hope in meeting [Prophet] ʿĪsā ibn Maryam [peace be upon him]”.

قال ابن سعد في طبقاته (٤/١٧٤): أخبرنا الفضل بن دكين قال: حدثنا شريك، عن إبراهيم بن مهاجر، عن كليب بن شهاب الجرمي قال: سمعت أبا ذر يقول: ما يؤسني رقة عظمي ولا بياض شعري أن ألقى عيسى ابن مريم، انتهى. وحكاه الذهبي في السير في ترجمة أبي ذر الغفاري رضي الله عنه (٢/٥٧) بلفظ: تؤيسني۔

Allah knows best

Yusuf Shabbir

15 Shaʿbān 1442 / 29 March 2021

Approved by: Mufti Shabbir Ahmed and Mufti Muhammad Tahir

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