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Sahih Muslim 157k — Wishing for the Grave
The Hour Will Not Begin Until A Man Passes By Another Man's Grave And Wishes That He Was In The Place Of The Deceased, Because Of Calamity
Hadith About Wishing to Be in the Grave
Sahih Muslim : 157k
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 157k
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَمُرَّ الرَّجُلُ بِقَبْرِ الرَّجُلِ فَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي مَكَانَهُ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The Last Hour would not come until a person would pass by a grave of another person and he would say: I wish it had been my abode.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 157kIn-book reference : Book 54, Hadith 67USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 41, Hadith 6947
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 157k
This hadith about wishing to be in the grave is reported by Abu Huraira. Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said the Last Hour would not come until a person passed by the grave of another person and said that he wished it had been his place. The hadith is very brief, but its meaning is serious. It points to a future time of heavy distress, when a living person would see the grave of another and wish to be there instead. The narration does not say that such a wish is good or allowed in every case. It simply describes a condition that would appear before the Hour. The focus should remain on the hardship described in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith describes severe distress before the Last Hour.
- A person would pass by a grave and wish to be in that place.
- The report describes a condition; it does not add a detailed ruling here.
