7/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 855c — Friday Guidance and First Entry into Paradise
This Ummah has been guided to Friday
Guided to Friday Hadith: Last Ummah, First on the Day of Resurrection
Sahih Muslim : 855c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 855c
وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَحْنُ الآخِرُونَ الأَوَّلُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَنَحْنُ أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ بَيْدَ أَنَّهُمْ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا وَأُوتِينَاهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ فَاخْتَلَفُوا فَهَدَانَا اللَّهُ لِمَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ فَهَذَا يَوْمُهُمُ الَّذِي اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ هَدَانَا اللَّهُ لَهُ - قَالَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ - فَالْيَوْمُ لَنَا وَغَدًا لِلْيَهُودِ وَبَعْدَ غَدٍ لِلنَّصَارَى " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: We are the last (but) we would be the first on the Day of Resurrection, and we would be the first to enter Paradise, but that they were given the Book before us and we were given after them. They disagreed and Allah guided us aright on whatever they disagreed regarding the truth. And it was this day of theirs about which they disagreed, but Allah guided us to it, and that is Friday for us; the next day is for the Jews and the day following for the Christians.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 855cIn-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 30USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1860
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 855c
This Hadith gives a fuller wording about the Ummah and Friday. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said we are the last but the first on the Day of Resurrection, and that we would be the first to enter Paradise. The report explains that previous communities received the Book before this Ummah, then they disagreed, and Allah guided this Ummah to the truth in what they differed over. It then mentions the day they differed about, and says Allah guided us to Friday. The next day is for the Jews and the day after for the Christians. People searching for guided to Friday hadith will find this message clear: Friday is presented as a gift of guidance, tied to truth and the Hereafter.
What we learn from this hadith
- This Ummah is described as first on the Day of Resurrection.
- The report says the Ummah would be first to enter Paradise.
- Allah guided this Ummah to Friday after others differed over it.
