37/32. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4270 — Shown the Final Place
The grave and disintegration (of the body)
Hadith About Being Shown Your Place After Death
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4270
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4270
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ : " إِذَا مَاتَ أَحَدُكُمْ عُرِضَ عَلَى مَقْعَدِهِ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَمِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَمِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ يُقَالُ هَذَا مَقْعَدُكَ حَتَّى تُبْعَثَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When anyone of you dies, he is shown his place morning and evening. If he is one of the people of Paradise, then he will be shown his seat in Paradise, and if he is one of the people of Hell, then he will be shown his seat in Hell. And it is said: ‘This is your place until you are raised on the Day of Resurrection.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4270In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 171English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4270
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4270
This hadith about being shown one’s place after death teaches that the deceased is shown his seat morning and evening. If he is among the people of Paradise, he is shown a place in Paradise. If he is among the people of Hell, he is shown a place in Hell. The statement ends with the words that this is his place until he is raised on the Day of Resurrection. The focus of the narration is the period after death and before the final resurrection. It reminds the reader that the Hereafter is not a distant idea only. After death, the person begins to face a reality connected to his final end.
What we learn from this hadith
- After death, the person is shown his place morning and evening.
- The place shown depends on whether he is among the people of Paradise or Hell.
- This continues until the person is raised on the Day of Resurrection.
