36/26. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4049 — La Ilaha Illallah and Fading Knowledge
The disappearance of the Quran and Knowledge
La Ilaha Illallah Hadith: Faith When Knowledge Fades
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4049
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4049
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الأَشْجَعِيِّ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " يَدْرُسُ الإِسْلاَمُ كَمَا يَدْرُسُ وَشْىُ الثَّوْبِ حَتَّى لاَ يُدْرَى مَا صِيَامٌ وَلاَ صَلاَةٌ وَلاَ نُسُكٌ وَلاَ صَدَقَةٌ وَلَيُسْرَى عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي لَيْلَةٍ فَلاَ يَبْقَى فِي الأَرْضِ مِنْهُ آيَةٌ وَتَبْقَى طَوَائِفُ مِنَ النَّاسِ الشَّيْخُ الْكَبِيرُ وَالْعَجُوزُ يَقُولُونَ أَدْرَكْنَا آبَاءَنَا عَلَى هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ فَنَحْنُ نَقُولُهَا " . فَقَالَ لَهُ صِلَةُ مَا تُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَهُمْ لاَ يَدْرُونَ مَا صَلاَةٌ وَلاَ صِيَامٌ وَلاَ نُسُكٌ وَلاَ صَدَقَةٌ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ حُذَيْفَةُ ثُمَّ رَدَّهَا عَلَيْهِ ثَلاَثًا كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يُعْرِضُ عَنْهُ حُذَيْفَةُ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَالَ يَا صِلَةُ تُنْجِيهِمْ مِنَ النَّارِ . ثَلاَثًا .
Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Islam will wear out as embroidery on a garment wears out, until no one will know what fasting, prayer, (pilgrimage) rites and charity are. The Book of Allah will be taken away at night, and not one Verse of it will be left on earth. And there will be some people left, old men and old women, who will say: “We saw our fathers saying these words: ‘La ilaha illallah’ so we say them too.”Silah said to him: “What good will (saying): La ilaha illallah do them, when they do not know what fasting, prayer, (pilgrimage) rites and charity are?” Hudhaifah turned away from his. He repeated his question three times, and Hudhaifah turned away from him each time. Then he turned to him on the third time and said: “O Silah! It will save them from Hell,” three times.
[1] Rites; meaning of Hajj and ' Umrah .Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4049In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 124English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4049
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4049
This Hadith about La ilaha illallah describes a time when Islam will wear out like embroidery on a garment. People will no longer know fasting, prayer, rites, or charity. The Book of Allah will be taken away at night, and no verse will remain on earth. Some old men and women will still say that they heard their fathers saying La ilaha illallah, so they say it too. When Silah asked what good it would do them, Hudhaifah answered that it would save them from Hell. The core topic is Faith. The Hadith focuses on fading knowledge and the remaining value of the testimony of faith in that situation.
What we learn from this hadith
- Islam is described as wearing out among people near the end times.
- Knowledge of fasting, prayer, rites, and charity will be lost among some people.
- The Qur’an being taken away is mentioned in this narration.
- La ilaha illallah is shown as saving those people from Hell in the stated situation.
