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Sunan Ibn Majah 4294 — Mercy Placed on Earth
What is hoped of the Mercy of Allah on the Day of Resurrection
Hadith About Mercy Placed on Earth
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4294
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4294
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ مِائَةَ رَحْمَةٍ فَجَعَلَ فِي الأَرْضِ مِنْهَا رَحْمَةً فَبِهَا تَعْطِفُ الْوَالِدَةُ عَلَى وَلَدِهَا وَالْبَهَائِمُ بَعْضُهَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَالطَّيْرُ وَأَخَّرَ تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةٍ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ أَكْمَلَهَا اللَّهُ بِهَذِهِ الرَّحْمَةِ " .
Abu Sa'eed Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “On the day when He created the heavens and the earth, Allah created one hundred (degrees of) mercy, of which He placed one on earth, by virtue of which mothers show compassion to their children and animals as well as the birds show compassion to one another. And He kept back ninety-nine (degrees of) mercy. When the Day of Resurrection comes, Allah will complete this mercy.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4294In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 195English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4294
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4294
This Hadith explains that Allah created one hundred mercies when He created the heavens and the earth. He placed one mercy on earth. Through it, a mother shows compassion to her child, animals show compassion to one another, and birds show compassion too. Allah kept back ninety-nine mercies until the Day of Resurrection. When that Day comes, Allah will complete this mercy. This Hadith about mercy placed on earth helps a reader see everyday compassion as a sign of Allah’s mercy. A mother caring for her child and animals caring for one another are not small things. They are examples given in the Hadith. The text leads the heart to hope in Allah’s mercy while remembering the Day of Resurrection.
What we learn from this hadith
- Allah created one hundred mercies when He created the heavens and the earth.
- One mercy was placed on earth and appears in compassion among creation.
- Mothers, animals, and birds are examples mentioned in the Hadith.
- Ninety-nine mercies are kept until the Day of Resurrection.
