54/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2891b — Remembering Prophetic Warnings
The Prophet's Foretelling Of What Will Happen Until The Hour Begins
Hadith About Remembering Signs of Fitnah
Sahih Muslim : 2891b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2891b
وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ عُثْمَانُ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ، إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَقَامًا مَا تَرَكَ شَيْئًا يَكُونُ فِي مَقَامِهِ ذَلِكَ إِلَى قِيَامِ السَّاعَةِ إِلاَّ حَدَّثَ بِهِ حَفِظَهُ مَنْ حَفِظَهُ وَنَسِيَهُ مَنْ نَسِيَهُ قَدْ عَلِمَهُ أَصْحَابِي هَؤُلاَءِ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَكُونُ مِنْهُ الشَّىْءُ قَدْ نَسِيتُهُ فَأَرَاهُ فَأَذْكُرُهُ كَمَا يَذْكُرُ الرَّجُلُ وَجْهَ الرَّجُلِ إِذَا غَابَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ إِذَا رَآهُ عَرَفَهُ .
Hudhaifa Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood before us one day and he did not leave anything unsaid (that he had to say) at that very spot which would happen (in the shape of turmoil) up to the Last Hour. Those who had to remember them preserved them in their minds and those who could not remember them forgot them. My friends knew them and there are certain things which slip out of my mind, but I recapitulate them when anyone makes a mention of them just as a person is lost from one's mind but is recalled to him on seeing his face.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2891bIn-book reference : Book 54, Hadith 29USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 41, Hadith 6909
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2891b
This hadith about future fitnah shows how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught the Companions about events that would happen up to the Last Hour. Hudhaifa said the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stood before them and did not leave out what he had to say at that place. Some people preserved the knowledge, and some forgot it. Hudhaifa explained that some things would slip from his mind, but he would remember them when they were mentioned, just as a person remembers someone’s face when he sees it again. The hadith focuses on memory, learning, and recognizing fitnah when it appears. It also shows the care of the Companions in preserving prophetic warnings.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught about coming events and turmoil.
- Some Companions remembered those warnings while others forgot.
- Hudhaifa described how a forgotten matter could return to memory when mentioned.
- The hadith values careful listening and preservation of prophetic teaching.
