7/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 855b — We Are the Last and First on the Day of Resurrection
This Ummah has been guided to Friday
We Are the Last and First Hadith: A Short Jumu'ah-Linked Report
Sahih Muslim : 855b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 855b
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَابْنِ طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَحْنُ الآخِرُونَ وَنَحْنُ السَّابِقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " . بِمِثْلِهِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: We are the last and would be the first on the Day of Resurrection.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 855bIn-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 29USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1859
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 855b
This narration is brief, but it carries a deep message. Abu Huraira reported a Hadith like the previous wording, in which the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: We are the last and would be the first on the Day of Resurrection. The text does not add the longer details in this entry, so the explanation should stay close to what is given. It points to the standing of this Ummah in relation to the Day of Resurrection. For searches like we are the last and first hadith or Muslim Ummah first on the Day of Judgment, this report gives the core phrase. It is not a call to pride without gratitude. It is a reminder that Allah's guidance and the Hereafter matter more than worldly order.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Ummah is described as last in this world order.
- The Ummah is described as first on the Day of Resurrection.
- The short wording keeps the focus on the Hereafter.
