6/65. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1629 — Death Is Unavoidable
What was narrated concerning the death and burial of the Prophet (SAW)
Hadith About Death Everyone Will Encounter
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1629
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1629
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا وَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مِنْ كَرْبِ الْمَوْتِ مَا وَجَدَ قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ وَاكَرْبَ أَبَتَاهْ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " لاَ كَرْبَ عَلَى أَبِيكِ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ إِنَّهُ قَدْ حَضَرَ مِنْ أَبِيكِ مَا لَيْسَ بِتَارِكٍ مِنْهُ أَحَدًا الْمُوَافَاةُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) suffered the agonies of death that he suffered, Fatimah said: ‘O my father, what a severe agony!’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Your father will suffer no more agony after this day. There has come to your father that which no one can avoid, the death that everyone will encounter until the Day of Resurrection.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1629In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 197English translation : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1629
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1629
This Hadith about death records Fatimah’s grief when she saw the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم suffering the agonies of death. She cried out because of the severity of his pain. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered her with words of comfort: after that day, her father would suffer no more agony. Then he stated that what had come to him was something no one can avoid, the death that everyone will encounter until the Day of Resurrection. The Hadith speaks plainly. It does not hide the pain of death, but it also points to an end to worldly suffering for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. It reminds every reader that death is certain and should be faced with faith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Death is a reality that no one can avoid.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم comforted Fatimah while he himself was in pain.
- Worldly agony ended for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم after that day.
- Grief is shown in the report, but it is answered with a clear reminder.
