10/64. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1062 — Predecessor Children and Paradise
What Has Been Related About The Rewards For One Whose Child Died Before Him
Hadith About Children as Predecessors in Paradise
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1062
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1062
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، وَأَبُو الْخَطَّابِ، زِيَادُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْبَصْرِيُّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ رَبِّهِ بْنُ بَارِقٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَدِّي أَبَا أُمِّي، سِمَاكَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ الْحَنَفِيَّ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَرَطَانِ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ بِهِمَا الْجَنَّةَ " . فَقَالَتْ لَهُ عَائِشَةُ فَمَنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَرَطٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ قَالَ " وَمَنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَرَطٌ يَا مُوَفَّقَةُ " . قَالَتْ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ فَرَطٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ قَالَ " فَأَنَا فَرَطُ أُمَّتِي لَنْ يُصَابُوا بِمِثْلِي " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ بْنِ بَارِقٍ وَقَدْ رَوَى عَنْهُ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الأَئِمَّةِ . حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْمُرَابِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبَّانُ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ رَبِّهِ بْنُ بَارِقٍ، فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ . وَسِمَاكُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ هُوَ أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ .
Abdurabbih bin Bariq Al-Hanafi Narrated from:
I Heard My Grandfather, The Father Of My Mother, Simak Bin Al-Walid Al-Hanadi Narrating, That He Heard Ibn Abbas Narrated, That He Heard The Messenger Of Allah Saying: "Whoever Has Two Predecessors (In Death) Among My Ummah, Then Allah Will Admit Them Into Paradise." So Aishah Said To Him: "What About One From Your Ummah Who Has One Predecessor?" He (Pbuh) Said: "And Whoever Has One Predecessor O Muwaffaqqah!" So She Said: "What About One Who Does Not Have A Predecessor From Your Ummah?" He Said: "I Am The Predecessor For My Ummah: You Will Never Suffer (In Grief) For (The Loss Of) Anyone Similar To Me."
[2] Meaning: "O you fortunate one."Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1062In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 98English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1062
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1062
This hadith about children as predecessors speaks to parents and the whole Ummah with hope. The Prophet says that whoever has two predecessors from his Ummah will be admitted into Paradise through them. When Aishah asks about one, he includes the one who has one predecessor too. Then she asks about those who have no such predecessor, and he says that he is the predecessor for his Ummah. The message is tender and clear: loss is not treated as empty pain in Islam. A child who goes before the parent is remembered in the language of hope, and the Prophet's own passing is described as a grief unlike any other for his community.
What we learn from this hadith
- The death of a child before the parent is described as a hopeful matter for the believer.
- The Prophet answered Aishah's questions with mercy and widened the comfort.
- The Prophet's loss to the Ummah is described as a grief with no equal.
