37/6. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2427 — What Did You Prepare?
The Lord's Questioning of His Servant About What He Granted Him in the World
Hadith About Wealth and Accountability
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2427
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2427
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، وَقَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يُجَاءُ بِابْنِ آدَمَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُ بَذَجٌ فَيُوقَفُ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ اللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ لَهُ أَعْطَيْتُكَ وَخَوَّلْتُكَ وَأَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ فَمَاذَا صَنَعْتَ . فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ جَمَعْتُهُ وَثَمَّرْتُهُ فَتَرَكْتُهُ أَكْثَرَ مَا كَانَ فَارْجِعْنِي آتِكَ بِهِ . فَيَقُولُ لَهُ أَرِنِي مَا قَدَّمْتَ . فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ جَمَعْتُهُ وَثَمَّرْتُهُ فَتَرَكْتُهُ أَكْثَرَ مَا كَانَ فَارْجِعْنِي آتِكَ بِهِ . فَإِذَا عَبْدٌ لَمْ يُقَدِّمْ خَيْرًا فَيُمْضَى بِهِ إِلَى النَّارِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَقَدْ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَوْلَهُ وَلَمْ يُسْنِدُوهُ . وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ يُضَعَّفُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ مِنْ قِبَلِ حِفْظِهِ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ .
Anas Narrated from:
The Prophet (s.a.w) said: "The Son Of Adam Will Be Brought On The Day Of Judgement As If He Is A Goat Kid To Be Stood Before Allah, Most High. Allah Will Say To Him: 'I Gave To You, I Granted You, And I Bestowed Favors Upon You. So What Did You Do?' So He Says: 'I Collected It, Increased It, And Left It As More Than What It Was. So Return Me And I Shall Give It All To You.' So He Will Say To Him: 'Show Me What You Have Prepared.' So He Says: 'My Lord! I Collected It, Increased It And Left It More Than It Was, So Return Me And I Shall Give It All To You.' So When The Servant Does Not Present Any Good He Will Be Entered Into The Fire."Abu 'Eisa Said: More Than One Narrator Reported This From Al-Hasan As His Saying. And They Did Not Rely Upon Ismä'Il Bin Muslim Who Was Graded Weak In Hadith [Due To His Memory]. There Are Narrations On This Topic From Abu Hurairah And Abu Sa'Eed Al-Khudri.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2427In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 13English translation : Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2427
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2427
This report about accountability on the Day of Judgment presents a direct question: what did the son of Adam do with the blessings he was given? The servant says that he collected, increased, and left behind more than he had. He asks to be returned so he can bring it all, but he is asked to show what he had already prepared. When he cannot present any good, he is taken to the Fire. The provided text also includes a grading note: Abu Eisa said more than one narrator reported it from Al-Hasan as his own saying and did not trace it to the Prophet, and Ismail bin Muslim was weakened in hadith due to memory. So the lesson should be stated carefully as a warning found in this report.
What we learn from this hadith
- Blessings such as wealth are connected with accountability.
- Collecting and increasing wealth alone is not presented as enough.
- The report stresses the importance of sending good forward before death.
- The provided note shows caution about the strength of this narration.
