Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 575
Remembrance of Death and Restraint of Wishes
Arabic hadith text
وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: خط النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خطوطا فقال: "هذا الإنسان، وهذا أجله، فبينما هو كذلك إذ جاء الخط الأقرب” ((رواه البخاري)).
Translation
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
The Prophet (ﷺ) drew a few lines and said, "One of them represents man and another indicates death; and a man continues like this until the nearest line (i.e., death) overtakes him."[Al-Bukhari].