37/37. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4316 — Intercession of a Man from the Ummah
Intercession
Intercession of a Man from the Ummah: More Than Banu Tamim
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4316
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4316
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَذْعَاءِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " لَيَدْخُلَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ بِشَفَاعَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَكْثَرُ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سِوَاكَ قَالَ " سِوَاىَ " . قُلْتُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ أَنَا سَمِعْتُهُ .
‘Abdullah bin Abi Jad’a’ Narrated from:
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Abi Jad’a’ that he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: “More than (the members of the tribe of) Banu Tamim will enter Paradise through the intercession of a man from among my nation.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, besides you?” He said: “Besides me.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4316In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 217English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4316
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4316
This Hadith speaks about the intercession of a man from the Prophet’s nation. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says that more than Banu Tamim will enter Paradise through the intercession of a man from among his Ummah. The Companions ask whether this man is someone besides the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and he says, “Besides me.” The Hadith does not name the man in this wording. It also does not explain the time, process, or identity. So the safest explanation stays with the text. The main idea is that intercession is not mentioned only in relation to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم here; this narration points to another person from the Ummah whose intercession benefits many, by Allah’s permission.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith mentions intercession by a man from the Prophet’s Ummah.
- More than Banu Tamim will enter Paradise through that intercession, as stated.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم clarified that the man mentioned is someone besides him.
