37/6. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4124 — Glad Tidings for the Poor
The status of the poor
Glad Tidings for Poor Believers in the Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4124
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4124
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، بُهْلُولٌ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ اشْتَكَى فُقَرَاءُ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بِهِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَغْنِيَاءَهُمْ فَقَالَ " يَا مَعْشَرَ الْفُقَرَاءِ أَلاَ أُبَشِّرُكُمْ أَنَّ فُقَرَاءَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَ أَغْنِيَائِهِمْ بِنِصْفِ يَوْمٍ خَمْسِمِائَةِ عَامٍ " . ثُمَّ تَلاَ مُوسَى هَذِهِ الآيَةَ {وَإِنَّ يَوْمًا عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ كَأَلْفِ سَنَةٍ مِمَّا تَعُدُّونَ }
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
The poor Muhajirun complained to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about that with which Allah had favored the rich over them. He said: ‘O poor people, shall I not give you the glad tidings that the poor believers will enter Paradise half a day, five hundred years, before the rich?’”
[1] Al-Hajj 22:47.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4124In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 25English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4124
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4124
This narration shows poor Muhajirun coming to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم with a concern. They felt the rich had been favored over them in worldly means. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered with glad tidings: the poor believers will enter Paradise before the rich by half a day, explained as five hundred years. This hadith about poor believers and Paradise is comforting because it addresses a real feeling of being left behind in worldly life. The answer moves the heart from comparison to hope in the Hereafter. The hadith does not deny that the rich had certain worldly advantages. It instead reminds the poor believers that Allah has prepared honor beyond what people see now.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم responded to the concern of poor believers with comfort.
- Worldly advantage does not erase reward in the Hereafter.
- Poor believers are given glad tidings of early entry into Paradise.
- A believer can bring honest concerns to religious guidance.
