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Sunan Ibn Majah 4027 — Uhud and Allah’s Decision
Patience at the time of calamity
Hadith About Uhud: Not for You Is the Decision
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4027
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4027
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ كُسِرَتْ رَبَاعِيَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَشُجَّ فَجَعَلَ الدَّمُ يَسِيلُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَجَعَلَ يَمْسَحُ الدَّمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَيَقُولُ " كَيْفَ يُفْلِحُ قَوْمٌ خَضَبُوا وَجْهَ نَبِيِّهِمْ بِالدَّمِ وَهُوَ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ " . فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ {لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الأَمْرِ شَىْءٌ} .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
On the Day of Uhud, a molar of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was broken and he was wounded. Blood started pouring down his face, and he started to wipe his face and say: “How can any people prosper if they soak the face of their Prophet with blood when he is calling them to Allah?”Then Allah revealed: “Not for you is the decision.”[3:128]
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4027In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 102English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4027
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4027
This hadith about Uhud shows a painful scene from the life of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. On the Day of Uhud, his molar was broken, he was wounded, and blood flowed down his face. As he wiped the blood, he asked how a people could prosper when they had soaked the face of their Prophet in blood while he was calling them to Allah. Then Allah revealed, “Not for you is the decision.” The lesson must stay close to the text. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was calling them to Allah, yet he was harmed by them. The revealed words remind us that the final decision belongs to Allah. Even in pain, the matter returns to Him.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was harmed while calling people to Allah.
- The hadith shows the pain and hardship faced at Uhud.
- The revealed verse teaches that the final decision belongs to Allah.
- A believer should be careful when speaking about people’s final fate.
