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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2249 — Ibn Sayyad and the Hidden Verse
What Has Been Related About Ibn Sayyad
Hadith About Ibn Sayyad and the Smoke Verse
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2249
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2249
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَرَّ بِابْنِ صَيَّادٍ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فِيهِمْ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَهُوَ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ عِنْدَ أُطُمِ بَنِي مَغَالَةَ وَهُوَ غُلاَمٌ فَلَمْ يَشْعُرْ حَتَّى ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ظَهْرَهُ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ " أَتَشْهَدُ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ " . فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ابْنُ صَيَّادٍ فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ الأُمِّيِّينَ . ثُمَّ قَالَ ابْنُ صَيَّادٍ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْتَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ وَبِرُسُلِهِ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا يَأْتِيكَ " . قَالَ ابْنُ صَيَّادٍ يَأْتِينِي صَادِقٌ وَكَاذِبٌ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " خُلِّطَ عَلَيْكَ الأَمْرُ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنِّي خَبَأْتُ لَكَ خَبِيئًا " . وَخَبَأَ لَهُ : (يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ ) فَقَالَ ابْنُ صَيَّادٍ هُوَ الدُّخُّ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اخْسَأْ فَلَنْ تَعْدُوَ قَدْرَكَ " . قَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ائْذَنْ لِي فَأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنْ يَكُ حَقًّا فَلَنْ تُسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ لاَ يَكُنْهُ فَلاَ خَيْرَ لَكَ فِي قَتْلِهِ " . قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ يَعْنِي الدَّجَّالَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) passed by Ibn Sayyad with a group of his Companions – among them `Umar bin Al-Khattab – while he was playing with two boys at the fort of Banu Maghalah, and he was a boy. He did not realize until the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) struck him with his hand on his back, then he said: “Do You Testify That I Am The Messenger Of Allah?” So Ibn Sayyad Looked At Him, And Said: 'I Testify That You Are The Messenger To The Illiterates.'”He Said: “Then Ibn Sayyad Said To The Prophet(S.A.W): 'Do You Testify That I Am The Messenger Of Allah?' So The Prophet(S.A.W) Said: 'I Believe In Allah And His Messengers.' Then The Prophet(S.A.W) Said: 'Who Has Come To You?' Ibn Sayyad Said: 'A Truthful One And A Liar Came To Me.' So The Prophet(S.A.W) Said: 'The Matter Has Been Confused For You.'Then The Messenger Of Allah(S.A.W) Said: 'I Have Concealed Something From You.' And He Had Concealed (The Verse): The Day When The Sky Will Bring Forth A Visible Smoke. Ibn Sayyad Said: 'It Is, “Ad-Dukh.'” So The Messenger Of Allah(S.A.W) Said: 'Beat It! You Can Never Surpass Your Ability.' `Umar Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! Permit Me To Chop Off His Head!' The Messenger Of Allah(S.A.W) Said: 'If He Is Indeed Him, Then You Will Never Overpower Him, And If He Is Not, Then There Is No Good In You Killing Him.'”(Sahih)
[1] Ad-Dukhān 44:10.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2249In-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 92English translation : Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2249
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2249
This hadith about Ibn Sayyad gives a longer account of the Prophet meeting him while he was a boy. The Prophet asked him to testify that he was the Messenger of Allah. Ibn Sayyad gave a strange reply and then asked the Prophet if he would testify for him. The Prophet answered with belief in Allah and His messengers. The Prophet also asked what came to him, and Ibn Sayyad said a truthful one and a liar came to him. The Prophet said the matter was confused for him. When the Prophet concealed the verse about the visible smoke, Ibn Sayyad partly guessed it. Umar asked to kill him, but the Prophet stopped him with a careful answer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet tested Ibn Sayyad without rushing to a final action.
- Mixed claims and unclear speech were treated with caution.
- Umar’s strong reaction was restrained by the Prophet.
- The hadith teaches care when dealing with uncertain danger.
