37/34. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4285 — Faith, Steadfastness, and Paradise
Description of the Nation of Muhammad (saws)
Hadith About Seventy Thousand Entering Paradise Without Account
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4285
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4285
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُصْعَبٍ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ الْجُهَنِيِّ، قَالَ صَدَرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ " وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يُؤْمِنُ ثُمَّ يُسَدَّدُ إِلاَّ سُلِكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَرْجُو أَلاَّ يَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى تَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ ذَرَارِيِّكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ " .
Rifa’ah Al-Juhani Narrated from:
We came back (from a campaign) with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said: ‘By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, there is no person who believes then stands firm, but he will be caused to enter Paradise. I hope that they will not enter it until you and those who are righteous among your offspring will enter it and take up your dwelling places therein. And my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand of my nation will enter Paradise without being brought to account.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4285In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 186English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4285
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4285
This Hadith joins faith, firmness, and hope in Paradise. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that no person believes and then stands firm except that he will be caused to enter Paradise. He also expressed hope that the companions and the righteous among their offspring would take their places in Paradise before others enter. Then he mentioned a great promise from Allah: seventy thousand of his nation would enter Paradise without being brought to account. This Hadith about seventy thousand entering Paradise gives hope, but it also begins with belief and standing firm. The text does not invite a person to feel safe without effort. It points to faith, uprightness, and Allah’s promise as causes of hope.
What we learn from this hadith
- Belief should be followed by standing firm.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave hopeful news about Paradise to his companions and righteous offspring.
- Seventy thousand from this nation are promised entry into Paradise without account.
- Hope in Paradise is tied in the text to faith and firmness.
