37/35. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4298 — The Doomed One and Disobedience
What is hoped of the Mercy of Allah on the Day of Resurrection
Hadith About the Doomed One Who Enters Hell
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4298
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4298
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ هَاشِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " لاَ يَدْخُلُ النَّارَ إِلاَّ شَقِيٌّ " . قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَنِ الشَّقِيُّ قَالَ " مَنْ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ لِلَّهِ بِطَاعَةٍ وَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ لَهُ مَعْصِيَةً " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “No one will enter Hell except one who is doomed.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, who is the one who is doomed?” He said: “The one who never does any act of obedience (towards Allah) and who never omitted any act of sin.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4298In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 199English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4298
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4298
This Hadith is a warning about a life empty of obedience to Allah and full of sin. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that no one will enter Hell except one who is doomed. When he was asked who the doomed one is, he said it is the one who never does any act of obedience toward Allah and never omits any act of sin. The core topic is obedience and warning from Hell. This Hadith about the doomed one does not speak about a believer who slips and repents, nor does it discuss every case of sin. It gives a clear description from the text: leaving obedience and not leaving sin. The lesson is to take obedience seriously and not become comfortable with disobedience.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith warns against a life without obedience to Allah.
- The doomed person is described as never leaving sin.
- The text encourages taking obedience seriously.
- The Hadith should make a person avoid becoming careless with sin.
