37/38. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4327 — Eternal Life After Death
Description of Hell
Hadith About Death Being Slaughtered on the Sirat
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4327
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4327
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " يُؤْتَى بِالْمَوْتِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيُوقَفُ عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ فَيُقَالُ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ . فَيَطَّلِعُونَ خَائِفِينَ وَجِلِينَ أَنْ يُخْرَجُوا مِنْ مَكَانِهِمُ الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ يَا أَهْلَ النَّارِ فَيَطَّلِعُونَ مُسْتَبْشِرِينَ فَرِحِينَ أَنْ يُخْرَجُوا مِنْ مَكَانِهِمُ الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ فَيُقَالُ هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ هَذَا قَالُوا نَعَمْ هَذَا الْمَوْتُ . قَالَ فَيُؤْمَرُ بِهِ فَيُذْبَحُ عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لِلْفَرِيقَيْنِ كِلاَهُمَا خُلُودٌ فِيمَا تَجِدُونَ لاَ مَوْتَ فِيهِ أَبَدًا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Death will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and made to stand on the Sirat (the Bridge over Hell). It will be said: “O people of Paradise!” And they will look. Anxious and afraid lest they be brought out of the place they are in.Then it will be said: “O people of Hell!” and they will look, hoping that they will be brought out of the place they are in. Then it will be said: “Do you know what this is?” They will say: “Yes, this is Death.” Then the command will be given for it to be slaughtered on the Sirat, and it will be said to both groups: “It is eternal wherever you are, and there will never be any death therein.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4327In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 228English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4327
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4327
This Hadith about death being slaughtered shows a major scene on the Day of Resurrection. Death will be brought and made to stand on the Sirat. The people of Paradise will look in fear that they may be taken out of their place. The people of Hell will look with hope that they may be taken out of their place. Then they will be asked if they know what it is, and they will say that it is death. It will be slaughtered, and both groups will be told that their state is eternal and there will be no death there. The narration teaches the lasting nature of the Hereafter in direct words.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith shows that death itself will come to an end.
- The people of Paradise and the people of Hell will understand eternity.
- Paradise is not described here as temporary, nor is Hell for its people in this scene.
- The Day of Resurrection brings truths that people cannot escape.
