43/33. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2352a — Age Discussion of the Prophet and Two Caliphs
How Long Did The Prophet ft Stay In Makkah And Al-Madinah?
Prophet, Abu Bakr, and Umar Age Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 2352a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2352a
وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبَانَ الْجُعْفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلاَّمٌ أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ فَذَكَرُوا سِنِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَكْبَرَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاَثٍ وَسِتِّينَ وَمَاتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاَثٍ وَسِتِّينَ وَقُتِلَ عُمَرُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاَثٍ وَسِتِّينَ . قَالَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ يُقَالُ لَهُ عَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ قَالَ كُنَّا قُعُودًا عِنْدَ مُعَاوِيَةَ فَذَكَرُوا سِنِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاَثٍ وَسِتِّينَ سَنَةً وَمَاتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاَثٍ وَسِتِّينَ وَقُتِلَ عُمَرُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاَثٍ وَسِتِّينَ .
Abu Ishaq Narrated from:
I was sitting with 'Abdullah b. 'Utba and there was a discussion about the age of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Some of the persons said: Abu Bakr was older than Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). 'Abdullah said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) died when he was sixty-three, and Abu Bakr died when he was sixty-three and so 'Umar fell as a martyr when he was sixty-three.A person from the people who was called 'Amir b. Sa'd reported that Jabir had said: We were sitting with Mu'awiya that there was a discussion about the age of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Thereupon Mu'awiya said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) died when he had attained the age of sixty-three, and Abu Bakr died when he had attained the age of sixty-three, and Umar fell as a martyr when he had attained the age of sixty-three.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2352aIn-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 156USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 30, Hadith 5803
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2352a
This hadith records a discussion about the age of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. Abu Ishaq says he was sitting with Abdullah b. Utba when people discussed the Prophet’s years. Abdullah said the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم died at sixty-three, Abu Bakr died at sixty-three, and Umar was killed at sixty-three. The narration then brings another report: while people were with Mu’awiya, they discussed the Prophet’s age, and Mu’awiya said the same about the Prophet, Abu Bakr, and Umar. The core topic is the age report, with repeated mention of the same number. It should be explained as a reported discussion, not as a broad lesson beyond the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith records a discussion about the Prophet’s age at death.
- It also mentions Abu Bakr and Umar with the same age of sixty-three.
- The report includes a second statement from Mu’awiya with the same age detail.
