36/23. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4028 — The Tree That Came to the Prophet
Patience at the time of calamity
Hadith About the Tree Miracle of the Prophet
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4028
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4028
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ طَرِيفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ حَزِينٌ قَدْ خُضِبَ بِالدِّمَاءِ قَدْ ضَرَبَهُ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ فَقَالَ " فَعَلَ بِي هَؤُلاَءِ وَفَعَلُوا " . قَالَ أَتُحِبُّ أَنْ أُرِيَكَ آيَةً قَالَ " نَعَمْ أَرِنِي " . فَنَظَرَ إِلَى شَجَرَةٍ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْوَادِي فَقَالَ ادْعُ تِلْكَ الشَّجَرَةَ . فَدَعَاهَا فَجَاءَتْ تَمْشِي حَتَّى قَامَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قَالَ قُلْ لَهَا فَلْتَرْجِعْ فَقَالَ لَهَا فَرَجَعَتْ حَتَّى عَادَتْ إِلَى مَكَانِهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " حَسْبِي " .
Anas Narrated from:
One day, Jibril (as) came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he was sitting in a sorrowful state with his face soaked with blood, because some of the people of Makkah had struck him. He said: ‘What is the matter with you?’ He said: ‘These people did such and such to me.’ He said: ‘Would you like me to show you a sign?’ He said: ‘Yes, show me.’ He looked at a tree on the far side of the valley and said: ‘Call that tree.’ So he called it, and it came walking until it stood before him. He said: ‘Tell it to go back.’ So he told it, and it went back to its place. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘That is sufficient for me.’”
[1] Āl 'Imrān 3:128.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4028In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 103English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4028
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4028
This hadith about a tree miracle describes a moment when the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم was sorrowful, with his face soaked in blood after some people of Makkah had struck him. Jibril came and asked what had happened. Then he offered to show him a sign. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم agreed, and Jibril told him to call a tree from the far side of the valley. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم called it, and it came walking until it stood before him. Then he told it to go back, and it returned to its place. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said, “That is sufficient for me.” The narration shows a sign, comfort after harm, and the Prophet’s calm response when the sign was shown.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم experienced sorrow and physical harm from some people of Makkah.
- Jibril offered to show him a sign at that moment.
- The tree came when called and returned when told to go back.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم accepted the sign and said that it was sufficient for him.
