6/65. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1635 — Cessation of Revelation
What was narrated concerning the death and burial of the Prophet (SAW)
Hadith About Umm Ayman and the End of Revelation
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1635
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1635
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لِعُمَرَ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى أُمِّ أَيْمَنَ نَزُورُهَا كَمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَزُورُهَا . قَالَ: فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَيْهَا بَكَتْ فَقَالاَ لَهَا: مَا يُبْكِيكِ؟ فَمَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِرَسُولِهِ . قَالَتْ: إِنِّي لأَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِرَسُولِهِ وَلَكِنْ أَبْكِي أَنَّ الْوَحْىَ قَدِ انْقَطَعَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ . قَالَ: فَهَيَّجَتْهُمَا عَلَى الْبُكَاءِ فَجَعَلاَ يَبْكِيَانِ مَعَهَا .
Anas Narrated from:
After the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had died, Abu Bakr said to ‘Umar: ‘Let us go and visit Umm Ayman as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to visit her.’ He said: ‘When we reached her she wept.’ They said: ‘Why are you weeping? What is with Allah is better for His Messenger.’ She said: ‘I know that what is with Allah is better for His Messenger, but I am weeping because the Revelation from heaven has ceased.’ She moved them to tears and they started to weep with her.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1635In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 203English translation : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1635
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1635
This Hadith about Umm Ayman shows the grief of the Companions after the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم passed away. Abu Bakr asked ‘Umar to visit Umm Ayman as the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to visit her. When they arrived, she wept. They reminded her that what is with Allah is better for His Messenger. She agreed, but explained that she was crying because revelation from heaven had ceased. Her words moved Abu Bakr and ‘Umar to tears as well. The Hadith teaches that their sadness was not only personal. They were also grieving the end of direct revelation. It is a gentle scene of visiting, remembering the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and sharing tears.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions kept the Prophet’s habit of visiting Umm Ayman.
- Umm Ayman knew Allah’s reward for His Messenger was better.
- Her grief was tied to the end of revelation from heaven.
- Shared tears can come from faith and love, not only from personal loss.
