34/2. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2272 — No Prophet After Muhammad
Prophet-hood Is Gone And The Mubashshirat Remains
Hadith About No Prophet After Muhammad and Glad Dreams
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2272
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2272
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُخْتَارُ بْنُ فُلْفُلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ الرِّسَالَةَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ قَدِ انْقَطَعَتْ فَلاَ رَسُولَ بَعْدِي وَلاَ نَبِيَّ " . قَالَ فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ " لَكِنِ الْمُبَشِّرَاتُ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْمُبَشِّرَاتُ قَالَ " رُؤْيَا الْمُسْلِمِ وَهِيَ جُزْءٌ مِنْ أَجْزَاءِ النُّبُوَّةِ " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَحُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ أَسِيدٍ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَأُمِّ كُرْزٍ . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Said: 'Indeed Messenger-Ship And Prophethood Have Been Terminated, So There Shall Be No Messenger After Me, Nor A Prophet.'" He(Anas) Said:"The People Were Concerned About That, So He (S.A.W) Said: 'But There Will Be Mubash-Shirat.' So They Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! What Is Mubash-Shirat?' He Said: 'The Muslim'S Dreams, For It Is A Portion Of The Portions Of Prophethood.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2272In-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 3English translation : Vol. 4, Book 8, Hadith 2272
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2272
This hadith about no prophet after Muhammad (S.A.W) states that messengership and prophethood have ended. The Prophet (S.A.W) clearly says there shall be no messenger after him and no prophet. The people felt concerned by that, so he mentioned Mubash-shirat. When they asked what that meant, he explained that it refers to the Muslim’s dreams, which are a portion of the portions of Prophethood. The hadith gives two teachings together: finality of prophethood and the continued presence of glad dreams. It does not make dreams a new form of prophethood. It presents them as glad tidings for Muslims after prophethood has ended.
What we learn from this hadith
- Messengership and prophethood ended with the Prophet (S.A.W).
- There will be no messenger or prophet after him.
- Righteous dreams are described as Mubash-shirat, or glad tidings.
- Dreams are not presented as a new prophethood.
