15/86. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1377c — Enduring Medina's Rigors
Encouragement to live in Al-Madinah and to be patient on bearing its distress and hardships
Hadith About Enduring the Rigors of Medina
Sahih Muslim : 1377c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1377c
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ، عَنْ قَطَنٍ الْخُزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ يُحَنِّسَ، مَوْلَى مُصْعَبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنْ صَبَرَ عَلَى لأْوَائِهَا وَشِدَّتِهَا كُنْتُ لَهُ شَهِيدًا أَوْ شَفِيعًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " . يَعْنِي الْمَدِينَةَ .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who patiently endured the hardships and rigours of (this city, i. e. Medina), I would be his witness and intercessor on the Day of Resurrection.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1377cIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 550USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3182
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1377c
This hadith about enduring Medina's rigors is narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar. He said that he heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم say that whoever patiently endures the hardships and rigors of this city, meaning Medina, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would be his witness and intercessor on the Day of Resurrection. The narration is close in meaning to other reports in the same topic, but it clearly includes both hardship and rigors. It teaches that patience is not only needed in easy times. It is needed when the city becomes difficult to live in. The Hadith gives a specific hope for the Muslim who bears Medina's difficulty with patience, without turning the wording into a general promise outside its stated setting.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith specifically refers to the hardships and rigors of Medina.
- Patience is the key response mentioned in the narration.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said he would be a witness and intercessor on the Day of Resurrection.
- The wording keeps the promise tied to enduring Medina's hardship.
