32/14. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2150 — Human Life and Calamities
Chapter :
Hadith About Calamities and Human Mortality
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2150
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2150
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فِرَاسٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ, قال: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو قُتَيْبَةَ، سَلْمُ بْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَوَّامِ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَثَلُ ابْنِ آدَمَ وَإِلَى جَنْبِهِ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ مَنِيَّةً إِنْ أَخْطَأَتْهُ الْمَنَايَا وَقَعَ فِي الْهَرَمِ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَأَبُو الْعَوَّامِ هُوَ عِمْرَانُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ دَاوَرَ الْقَطَّانُ .
Mutarrif bin 'Abdullah bin Ash-Shikh-khir Narrated from:
Mutarrif bin 'Abdullah bin Ash-Shikh-khir narrated from his father, from the Prophet (s.a.w), who said: 'Ibn Adam Was Fashioned With Ninety-Nine Calamities Surrounding Him, If The Calamities Miss Him, He Is Stricken By Decrepitude Until He Dies."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2150In-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 18English translation : Vol. 4, Book 6, Hadith 2150
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2150
This hadith about calamities and human mortality describes the son of Adam as surrounded by ninety-nine calamities. If those calamities miss him, he is still struck by old age until he dies. The message is a reminder of human weakness. Life is not fully in a person's control, and safety is not something people own by themselves. The hadith does not list each calamity, so the explanation should not add details beyond the text. Its main lesson is clear: human life is fragile, death is certain, and even when many harms pass by, old age itself leads a person toward the end fixed by Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Human life is surrounded by many possible harms.
- Old age is also part of the human path toward death.
- A person should remember their weakness before Allah.
- The hadith encourages humility about worldly safety.
