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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2251 — Meaning of the Hundred Years Hadith
A Hundred Years Shall Not Pass While A Soul Born Upon The Earth Today Survives'
Hadith About the Hundred Years Generation
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2251
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2251
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَأَبِي، بَكْرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، قَالَ صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ صَلاَةَ الْعِشَاءِ فِي آخِرِ حَيَاتِهِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَالَ " أَرَأَيْتَكُمْ لَيْلَتَكُمْ هَذِهِ عَلَى رَأْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ مِنْهَا لاَ يَبْقَى مِمَّنْ هُوَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الأَرْضِ أَحَدٌ " . قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فَوَهَلَ النَّاسُ فِي مَقَالَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تِلْكَ فِيمَا يَتَحَدَّثُونَهُ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأَحَادِيثِ عَنْ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ وَإِنَّمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَبْقَى مِمَّنْ هُوَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الأَرْضِ أَحَدٌ " . يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ أَنْ يَنْخَرِمَ ذَلِكَ الْقَرْنُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah(S.A.W) Led Us In Salat One Night For Salat Al-'Isha' During The End Of His Life. When He Said The Taslim He Stood And Said: 'Do You See This Night Of Yours, Upon The Head Of One Hundred Years From It There Shall Not Remain Anyone Who Is Upon The Surface Of The Earth Today.' Ibn 'Umar Said: 'So, People Misunderstood The Saying Of The Messenger Of Allah(S.A.W), In What They Say Based On These Ahadith About One Hundred Years. The Messenger Of Allah(S.A.W) Only Said: 'There Shall Not Remain Anyone Who Is Upon The Surface Today.' Meaning, That Generation Would End.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2251In-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 94English translation : Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2251
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2251
This hadith about one hundred years gives both the Prophet’s statement and Ibn Umar’s explanation. The Prophet led the people in Isha prayer near the end of his life. After the taslim, he said that after one hundred years from that night, no one who was on the surface of the earth that day would remain. Ibn Umar then explained that some people misunderstood this saying. He clarified that the Prophet meant the people living on earth at that time, meaning that generation would end. This hadith is useful for anyone searching for the meaning of the hundred years hadith because it gives the explanation inside the narration itself.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet spoke after Isha prayer near the end of his life.
- The statement was about those alive on earth that day.
- Ibn Umar corrected a misunderstanding of the hadith.
- Some hadiths include their own explanation through the narrator.
