32/9. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2143 — No Superstitious Fear in Qadar
Chapter :
Hadith About No Adwa and Allah's Decree
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2143
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2143
حَدَّثَنَا بُنْدَارٌ، قال: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا صَاحِبٌ، لَنَا عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " لاَ يُعْدِي شَيْءٌ شَيْئًا " . فَقَالَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْبَعِيرُ الْجَرِبُ الْحَشَفَةُ نُدْبِنُهُ فَيُجْرِبُ الإِبِلَ كُلَّهَا . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " فَمَنْ أَجْرَبَ الأَوَّلَ لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ صَفَرَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ كُلَّ نَفْسٍ وَكَتَبَ حَيَاتَهَا وَرِزْقَهَا وَمَصَائِبَهَا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَنَسٍ . قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ صَفْوَانَ الثَّقَفِيَّ الْبَصْرِيَّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْمَدِينِيِّ يَقُولُ لَوْ حَلَفْتُ بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَالْمَقَامِ لَحَلفْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا أَعْلَمَ مِنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَهْدِيٍّ .
Ibn Mas'ud Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Stood Among Us And Said: 'One Thing Does Not Infect Another.' So A Bedouin Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! If A Camel Gets Mangy Glands And We Leave It At The Resting Place Of Camels, Then All Of The Camels Get Mange?' The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Said: 'Who Caused The First To Get Mange? There Is No 'Adwa Nor Safar. Allah Created Every Soul, So He Wrote Its Life, Its Provision, And Its Afflictions.'"Note: The Majority Of Scholars Interpret This To Mean That These Things In And Of Themselves Do Not Transmit Or Cause Harm Through Supernatural Or Hidden Means But That Allah Is Ultimately In Control And Any Fearful Superstition Around These Is False.
[1] They say it is an ailment that strikes the stomach, or a worm that gets in the stomach of cattle and people, and it is more contagious than mange according to the Arabs, and they say other than that.[1] Meaning one of the narrators in the chain for this Ḥadīth .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2143In-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 11English translation : Vol. 4, Book 6, Hadith 2143
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2143
This hadith about no Adwa and Allah's decree teaches that harm does not act independently of Allah's will. A Bedouin asked about camels with mange, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied, "Who caused the first to get mange?" He then said there is no Adwa and no Safar, and that Allah created every soul and wrote its life, provision, and afflictions. The note in the input explains that scholars understood this as a rejection of fearful superstition and hidden independent causes. The hadith does not ask people to deny ordinary means. It teaches that the final control belongs to Allah, so fear should not become superstition.
What we learn from this hadith
- No created thing causes harm independently of Allah's decree.
- Allah has written each soul's life, provision, and afflictions.
- A believer should avoid superstition and false fear.
- Questions about causes should return the heart to Allah's control.
