32/17. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2155 — The Pen and Written Qadar
Chapter :
Hadith About the Pen Writing Qadar
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2155
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2155
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، قال: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، قال: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، قَالَ قَدِمْتُ مَكَّةَ فَلَقِيتُ عَطَاءَ بْنَ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْبَصْرَةِ يَقُولُونَ فِي الْقَدَرِ . قَالَ يَا بُنَىَّ أَتَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ . قَالَ فَاقْرَإِ الزُّخْرُفَ . قَالَ فَقَرَأْتُ : (حم* وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ * إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ * وَإِنَّهُ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ ) فَقَالَ أَتَدْرِي مَا أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ . قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ كِتَابٌ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَقَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ الأَرْضَ فِيهِ إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ وَفِيهِ : (تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ ) قَالَ عَطَاءٌ فَلَقِيتُ الْوَلِيدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَأَلْتُهُ مَا كَانَ وَصِيَّةُ أَبِيكَ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ قَالَ دَعَانِي أَبِي فَقَالَ لِي يَا بُنَىَّ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ لَنْ تَتَّقِيَ اللَّهَ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنَ بِاللَّهِ وَتُؤْمِنَ بِالْقَدَرِ كُلِّهِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ فَإِنْ مُتَّ عَلَى غَيْرِ هَذَا دَخَلْتَ النَّارَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْقَلَمَ فَقَالَ اكْتُبْ . فَقَالَ مَا أَكْتُبُ قَالَ اكْتُبِ الْقَدَرَ مَا كَانَ وَمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ إِلَى الأَبَدِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Abdul-Wahid bin Sulaim Narrated from:
I Arrived In Makkah And Met 'Ata Bin Abi Rabah. I Said To Him: 'O Abu Muhammad! The People Of Al-Basrah Speak About Al-Qadar.' He Said: 'O My Son! Do You Recite The Quran?' I Said: 'Yes.' He Said: 'Then Recite Az-Zukhruf To Me.'" He Said: 'So I Recited: Ha Mim. By The Manifest Book. Verily, We Have Made It A Qur'An In Arabic That You May Be Able To Understand. And Verily, It Is In The Mother Of Book With Us, Indeed Exalted, Full Of Wisdom. Then He Said: 'Do You Know What Mother Of Books Is?' I Said: 'Allah And His Messenger Know Better.'He Said:'It Is A Book That Allah Wrote Before He Created The Heavens, And Before He Created The Earth. In It, It Is (Written): Fir'Awn Is Among The Inhabitants Of The Fire, And In It Is: Perish The Two Hands Of Abu Lahab, And Perish He!'Ata Said: 'I Met Al-Walid The Son Of 'Ubadah Bin As-Samit The Companion Of The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) And Asked Him:'What Was Your Father'S Admonition When He Died?"He Said:"He Called Me And Said: 'O My Son ! Have Taqwa Of Allah, And Know That You Will Never Have Taqwa Of Allah Until You Believe In Allah, And You Believe In Al-Qadar- All Of It-Its Good And Its Bad. If You Die Upon Other Than This You Shall Enter The Fire. Indeed I Heard The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Saying: "Verily The First Of What Allah Created Was The Pen. So He Said: 'Write.' It Said : 'What Shall I Write?' He Said : 'Write Al-Qadar, What It Is, And What Shall Be, Until The End.'"
[1] Az-Zukhruf 43:1-4.[2] Al-Masad 111:1.[1] It appears again, abridged, in number 3319, and he said: " Hasan Sahih Gharib "Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2155In-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 23English translation : Vol. 4, Book 6, Hadith 2155
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2155
This hadith about the Pen writing Qadar contains a long narration about belief in divine decree. Ata recited verses from Az-Zukhruf about the Mother of the Book, then explained that it is a book Allah wrote before creating the heavens and earth. The narration then mentions the advice of Ubadah bin As-Samit to his son: have taqwa of Allah and believe in Qadar, all of it, its good and its bad. He reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said the first thing Allah created was the Pen, and Allah commanded it to write Qadar: what was and what would be until the end.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration links taqwa with belief in Allah and Qadar.
- Qadar includes what was and what will be.
- The Pen was commanded to write Allah's decree.
- Belief in Qadar includes its good and its bad.
