36/9. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 3953 — When Sin and Evil Deeds Increase
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Hadith About Gog and Magog and the Increase of Sin
Sunan Ibn Majah : 3953
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 3953
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ ابْنَةِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ حَبِيبَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتِ اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ وَهُوَ مُحْمَرٌّ وَجْهُهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ " لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَيْلٌ لِلْعَرَبِ مِنْ شَرٍّ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ فُتِحَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ رَدْمِ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ " . وَعَقَدَ بِيَدَيْهِ عَشَرَةً . قَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَهْلِكُ وَفِينَا الصَّالِحُونَ قَالَ " إِذَا كَثُرَ الْخَبَثُ " .
Zainab bint Jahsh Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) woke up red in the face and said: ‘La ilaha illallah, woe to the Arabs from an evil that has drawn nigh. Today a hole has been opened in the barrier of Gog and Magog.’ And he gestured to indicate the size of the hole.” Zainab said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Will we be destroyed when there are righteous people among us?’ He said: ‘If sin and evil deeds increase.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3953In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 28English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3953
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3953
This Hadith is often searched as Gog and Magog hole opened hadith. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) woke with his face red and said that an evil had drawn near. He mentioned that a hole had been opened in the barrier of Gog and Magog and showed its size with his hand. Zainab bint Jahsh then asked an important question: can people be destroyed while righteous people are among them? The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) answered, “If sin and evil deeds increase.” The Hadith does not give a full timeline, and we should not invent one. Its core teaching is that public growth of sin and evil deeds is dangerous for a society, even when righteous people are present among them.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) warned about an approaching evil.
- The Hadith mentions an opening in the barrier of Gog and Magog.
- The presence of righteous people does not remove concern if evil spreads.
- Increasing sin and evil deeds is presented as a cause for fear.
