37/12. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4158 — Asked About Worldly Delights
The livelihood of the companions of the Prophet (saws)
Hadith About Blessings: You Will Be Asked About Delights
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4158
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4158
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْعَدَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَاطِبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ} قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ وَأَىُّ نَعِيمٍ نُسْأَلُ عَنْهُ وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ الأَسْوَدَانِ التَّمْرُ وَالْمَاءُ . قَالَ " أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ " .
‘Abdullah bin Zubair bin ‘Awwam Narrated from:
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Zubair bin ‘Awwam that his father said: “When the following was revealed:“Then on that Day you shall be asked about the delights (you indulged in, in this world)! [102:8]Zubair said: ‘What delights shall we be asked about? It is only the two black ones, dates and water.’ He said: ‘It is going to happen.’”
[1] At-Takāthur 102:8.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4158In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 59English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4158
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4158
This hadith about blessings is linked to the verse, “Then on that Day you shall be asked about the delights.” Zubair asked what delights they would be asked about when they only had the two black ones: dates and water. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) answered, “It is going to happen.” The hadith teaches that even basic food and drink are blessings worth noticing. It does not describe luxury. It speaks about dates and water, yet the question of blessings still remains. This makes the lesson very personal. A person should not wait for wealth before feeling responsible for gratitude. Even simple daily items can be part of the blessings a person should recognize.
What we learn from this hadith
- People will be asked about blessings.
- Dates and water are also blessings.
- Basic food and drink should not be treated as nothing.
- The hadith encourages gratitude for simple delights.
