37/38. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4321 — Worldly Luxury and Afterlife Reality
Description of Hell
Hadith About Worldly Luxury, Hardship, and the Afterlife
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4321
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4321
حَدَّثَنَا الْخَلِيلُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " يُؤْتَى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَنْعَمِ أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ فَيُقَالُ اغْمِسُوهُ فِي النَّارِ غَمْسَةً . فَيُغْمَسُ فِيهَا ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَىْ فُلاَنُ هَلْ أَصَابَكَ نَعِيمٌ قَطُّ فَيَقُولُ لاَ مَا أَصَابَنِي نَعِيمٌ قَطُّ . وَيُؤْتَى بِأَشَدِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ضُرًّا وَبَلاَءً . فَيُقَالُ اغْمِسُوهُ غَمْسَةً فِي الْجَنَّةِ . فَيُغْمَسُ فِيهَا غَمْسَةً فَيُقَالُ لَهُ أَىْ فُلاَنُ هَلْ أَصَابَكَ ضُرٌّ قَطُّ أَوْ بَلاَءٌ فَيَقُولُ مَا أَصَابَنِي قَطُّ ضُرٌّ وَلاَ بَلاَءٌ " .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “On the Day of Resurrection the disbeliever who lived the most luxurious will be brought, and it will be said: ‘Dip him once in Hell.’ So he will be dipped in it, then it will be said to him: ‘O so- and-so, have you every enjoyed any pleasure?’ He will say: ‘No, I have never enjoyed any pleasure.’ Then the believer who suffered the most hardship and trouble will be brought and it will be said: ‘Dip him once in Paradise.’ So he will be dipped in it and it will be said to him: ‘O so-and-so, have you ever suffered any hardship or trouble?’ He will say: ‘I have never suffered any hardship or trouble.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4321In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 222English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4321
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4321
This Hadith about worldly luxury and the afterlife gives a strong picture of how short this life is compared with what comes after death. The person who had the richest and easiest life among the disbelievers is dipped once in Hell, then he says he never enjoyed any pleasure. The believer who faced the hardest trouble is dipped once in Paradise, then he says he never faced hardship. The point is not to deny that pleasure or pain happened in the world. It shows how the Day of Resurrection changes how a person feels about the past. This Hadith about Paradise and Hell helps a believer see worldly comfort and worldly pain with a clear heart.
What we learn from this hadith
- Worldly pleasure should not make a person forget the Day of Resurrection.
- Hardship in this life can feel small when compared with the joy of Paradise.
- The Hadith places Paradise and Hell above temporary comfort and trouble.
- A believer should measure life by the Hereafter, not by passing ease.
