54/23. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2940b — Faith Taken Before the Hour
The Emergence Of Ad-Dajjal And His Stay On Earth, And The Descent Of 'Eisa Who Will Kill Him. The Death Of The People Of Goodness And Faith, And The Survival Of The Worst Of People, And Their Idol-Worship. The Trumpet Blast, And The Resurrection Of Those Who Are In Their Graves
Last Hour Hadith About a Speck of Faith
Sahih Muslim : 2940b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2940b
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ، سَالِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَعْقُوبَ بْنَ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَجُلاً، قَالَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو إِنَّكَ تَقُولُ إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ تَقُومُ إِلَى كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ لاَ أُحَدِّثَكُمْ بِشَىْءٍ إِنَّمَا قُلْتُ إِنَّكُمْ تَرَوْنَ بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ أَمْرًا عَظِيمًا . فَكَانَ حَرِيقَ الْبَيْتِ - قَالَ شُعْبَةُ هَذَا أَوْ نَحْوَهُ - قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَخْرُجُ الدَّجَّالُ فِي أُمَّتِي " . وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ مُعَاذٍ وَقَالَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ " فَلاَ يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ إِلاَّ قَبَضَتْهُ " . قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مَرَّاتٍ وَعَرَضْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ .
Ya'qub b. 'Asim b. Urwa b. Mas'ud Narrated from:
I heard a person saying to 'Abdullah b. Amr: You say that the Last Hour would come at such and such time, whereupon he said: I had made up my mind that I would not narrate anything to you. I only said: But you would soon see after some time a very significant affair, for example the burning of the House (Ka'ba).Shu'ba said like this and 'Abdullah b Amr reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said: The Dajjal would appear in my Ummah. And in another hadith (the words are): None would survive who would have even a speck of faith in his heart, but he would be dead.Muhammad b. Ja'far reported that Shu'ba narrated to him this hadith many a time and I also read it out to him many a time.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2940bIn-book reference : Book 54, Hadith 143USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 41, Hadith 7024
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2940b
This Hadith repeats the report of Abdullah b. Amr about events before the Last Hour. It begins with someone saying that Abdullah claimed the Hour would come at a certain time. Abdullah explains that he had spoken of a great event people would soon see, such as the burning of the House. Then he reports the Prophet’s words about Dajjal appearing in this Ummah. The narration follows the same report as before and includes the wording that no one with even a speck of faith in his heart would remain except that he would be taken. The focus is careful correction, accurate narration, and the final removal of believers before the Hour comes upon the wicked.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abdullah corrected a misunderstanding about setting a time for the Hour.
- The narration repeats the report of Dajjal appearing in this Ummah.
- It states that those with even a speck of faith will be taken.
- The text shows care in repeating and reviewing Hadith many times.
