36/24. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4037 — When Calamity Makes Life Feel Heavy
Hard times
Hadith About Calamity and Wishing for Death
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4037
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4037
حَدَّثَنَا وَاصِلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ الأَسْلَمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لاَ تَذْهَبُ الدُّنْيَا حَتَّى يَمُرَّ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ فَيَتَمَرَّغَ عَلَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ مَكَانَ صَاحِبِ هَذَا الْقَبْرِ وَلَيْسَ بِهِ الدِّينُ إِلاَّ الْبَلاَءُ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, this world will not pass away until a man will pass by a grave, and will roll on it and say: ‘Would that I were in the place of the occupant of this grave!’ And the reason for that will not be any religious motive, rather it will be because of calamity.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4037In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 112English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4037
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4037
This hadith about calamity describes a hard future scene. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم swore by the One in Whose Hand is his soul that the world would not pass away until a man would pass by a grave, roll on it, and say that he wished he were in the place of its occupant. The narration then clarifies that the reason is not a religious motive, but calamity. The text is not telling people to seek death. It shows how heavy worldly hardship can become for some people. For readers searching for a hadith about wishing for death, this narration should be read with care: it describes the pressure of calamity and the weakness people may feel under it.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some future calamities may become very heavy for people.
- The person in the hadith wishes to be in the grave because of calamity, not religion.
- The narration shows how worldly pressure can affect a person’s heart.
- The hadith describes a situation; it does not encourage seeking death.
