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Sahih Muslim 2788b — Allah’s Command Over Heaven and Earth
Characteristics of the Day of Judgment, Paradise, and Hell
Hadith About Allah Taking the Heavens and Earth
Sahih Muslim : 2788b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2788b
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ - حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ، أَنَّهُ نَظَرَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ كَيْفَ يَحْكِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يَأْخُذُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ سَمَوَاتِهِ وَأَرَضِيهِ بِيَدَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا اللَّهُ - وَيَقْبِضُ أَصَابِعَهُ وَيَبْسُطُهَا - أَنَا الْمَلِكُ " حَتَّى نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَتَحَرَّكُ مِنْ أَسْفَلِ شَىْءٍ مِنْهُ حَتَّى إِنِّي لأَقُولُ أَسَاقِطٌ هُوَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
Abdullah b. Miqsam reported that he saw Abdullah b. Umar as he narrated Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, would take in His hand His Heavens and His Earth, and would say: I am Allah. And He would clench His fingers and then would open them (and say): I am your Lord. I saw the pulpit in commotion from underneath because of something (vib-ating) there. And (I felt this commotion so much) that I said (to myself): It may not fall with Allah's Massenger (ﷺ) upon it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2788bIn-book reference : Book 52, Hadith 8USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 39, Hadith 6705
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2788b
This hadith about Allah’s command over the heavens and earth reports Abdullah b. Miqsam watching Abdullah b. Umar narrate from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The narration says that Allah will take His heavens and His earth in His hands and say, “I am Allah,” and “I am your Lord.” The report also mentions the clenching and opening of fingers as part of the narration, and that the pulpit moved underneath the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم so much that the narrator feared it might fall with him upon it. The text gives a serious image of awe. Its lesson is not about guessing the unseen, but about recognizing Allah’s kingship and the weight of the Day of Judgment.
What we learn from this hadith
- Allah is the Lord of the heavens and the earth.
- The narration carries a strong sense of awe and fear of Allah.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught the reality of Allah’s kingship.
- The Day of Judgment is not a light matter.
