1/82. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 185a — Intercession
Intercession and bringing those who believed in tawhid out of the Fire
Sahih Muslim 185a: Intercession for People Afflicted by the Fire
Sahih Muslim : 185a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 185a
وَحَدَّثَنِي نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُفَضَّلِ - عَنْ أَبِي مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَمَّا أَهْلُ النَّارِ الَّذِينَ هُمْ أَهْلُهَا فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَمُوتُونَ فِيهَا وَلاَ يَحْيَوْنَ وَلَكِنْ نَاسٌ أَصَابَتْهُمُ النَّارُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ - أَوْ قَالَ بِخَطَايَاهُمْ - فَأَمَاتَهُمْ إِمَاتَةً حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا فَحْمًا أُذِنَ بِالشَّفَاعَةِ فَجِيءَ بِهِمْ ضَبَائِرَ ضَبَائِرَ فَبُثُّوا عَلَى أَنْهَارِ الْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ قِيلَ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ أَفِيضُوا عَلَيْهِمْ . فَيَنْبُتُونَ نَبَاتَ الْحِبَّةِ تَكُونُ فِي حَمِيلِ السَّيْلِ " . فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ كَأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ كَانَ بِالْبَادِيَةِ .
Abu Sa'id Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The (permanent) inhabitants of the Fire are those who are doomed to it,and verily they would neither die nor live in it (al-Qur'an, xx. 47; lxxxvii. 13).But the people whom the Fire would afflict (temporarily) on account of their sins, or so said (the narrator)" on account of their misdeeds," He would cause them to die till they would be turned into charcoal. Then they would be granted intercession and would be brought in groups and would be spread on the rivers of Paradise and then it would be said: O inhabitants of Paradise, pour water over them; then they would sprout forth like the sprouting of seed in the silt carried by flood. A man among the people said: (It appears) as if the Messenger of Allah lived in the steppe.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 185aIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 364USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 357
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 185a
Sahih Muslim 185a is often searched as “people taken out of Hell intercession hadith.” The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم distinguishes between the permanent inhabitants of the Fire and people whom the Fire afflicts because of their sins or misdeeds. The hadith says the latter will be caused to die until they become charcoal. Then intercession will be allowed, and they will be brought in groups and placed by the rivers of Paradise. The people of Paradise will be told to pour water over them, and they will grow like seeds in flood silt. This narration should be read with care: it describes a specific group and does not make light of sin.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith distinguishes permanent inhabitants of the Fire from others afflicted due to sins.
- Intercession is granted for the group described in the narration.
- They are brought in groups and placed by the rivers of Paradise.
- Their renewal is compared to seeds growing in flood silt.
