37/6. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4122 — Poor Believers Enter Paradise First
The status of the poor
Hadith About Poor Believers Entering Paradise Before the Rich
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4122
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4122
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " يَدْخُلُ فُقَرَاءُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَ الأَغْنِيَاءِ بِنِصْفِ يَوْمٍ خَمْسِمِائَةِ عَامٍ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The poor believers will enter Paradise half a day – five hundred years – before the rich.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4122In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 23English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4122
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4122
This hadith speaks about the rank of poor believers in the Hereafter. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that the poor believers will enter Paradise before the rich by half a day, explained in the hadith as five hundred years. The main message is not that wealth itself is evil, but that the poor believers mentioned here receive a special glad tiding. The wording points to honor, patience, and a lighter worldly burden. For people searching for a hadith about poor believers entering Jannah, this narration gives comfort to believers who lived with little in this world. It reminds us that worldly lack does not mean low standing with Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Poor believers are given a special glad tiding in this narration.
- Worldly wealth is not the only measure of success.
- The Hereafter may raise people whose worldly life looked hard.
- A believer should not look down on poverty when faith is present.
