45/25. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2601g — Expiation on Judgment Day
Whomever Is Cursed, Reviled Or Prayed Against By The Prophet (SAW) When He Does Not Deserve That, It Will Be Purification, Reward And Mercy For Him
Hadith About Expiation on the Day of Resurrection
Sahih Muslim : 2601g
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2601g
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اتَّخَذْتُ عِنْدَكَ عَهْدًا لَنْ تُخْلِفَنِيهِ فَأَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ سَبَبْتُهُ أَوْ جَلَدْتُهُ فَاجْعَلْ ذَلِكَ كَفَّارَةً لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: I have held covenant with Thee which Thou wouldst not break, so for any believer whom I curse or beat, make that an expiation on the Day of Resurrection.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2601gIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 122USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6295
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2601g
This hadith about expiation on the Day of Resurrection repeats the same core message with brief wording. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم says he has made a covenant with Allah, and Allah would not break it. He then asks that any believer whom he cursed or beat should have that made an expiation on the Day of Resurrection. The focus is the believer’s final benefit with Allah. The hadith uses the word expiation, which means the matter becomes a way for sins to be wiped away by Allah’s permission. This explanation stays with the text: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is not speaking about every person in every case, but about a believer mentioned in his own supplication.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mentions a covenant with Allah in this narration.
- The hadith names believers as the ones included in this prayer.
- A painful matter mentioned in the text may become expiation by Allah’s mercy.
- The Day of Resurrection is the key time mentioned for this benefit.
