37/6. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2428 — Remembering the Meeting With Allah
The Lord's Questioning of His Servant About What He Granted Him in the World
Hadith About Forgetting Allah and Accountability
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2428
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2428
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ سُعَيْرٍ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالاَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يُؤْتَى بِالْعَبْدِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ لَهُ أَلَمْ أَجْعَلْ لَكَ سَمْعًا وَبَصَرًا وَمَالاً وَوَلَدًا وَسَخَّرْتُ لَكَ الأَنْعَامَ وَالْحَرْثَ وَتَرَكْتُكَ تَرْأَسُ وَتَرْبَعُ فَكُنْتَ تَظُنُّ أَنَّكَ مُلاَقِيَّ يَوْمَكَ هَذَا قَالَ فَيَقُولُ لاَ . فَيَقُولُ لَهُ الْيَوْمَ أَنْسَاكَ كَمَا نَسِيتَنِي " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ " الْيَوْمَ أَنْسَاكَ " . يَقُولُ الْيَوْمَ أَتْرُكُكَ فِي الْعَذَابِ . هَكَذَا فَسَّرُوهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَقَدْ فَسَّرَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ: ( الْيَوْمَ نَنْسَاهُمْ ) قَالُوا إِنَّمَا مَعْنَاهُ الْيَوْمَ نَتْرُكُهُمْ فِي الْعَذَابِ .
Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa'eed Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "The Servant Will Be Brought On The Day Of Judgement, And He Will Say To Hi: 'Did I Not Give You Hearing, Sight, Wealth, Children, And Did I Not Make The Cattle And Tillage Subservient To You, And Did I Not Leave You As The Head Of People Taking From Their Wealth? Did You Not Think That You Would Have To Meet With Me On This Day Of Yours?' So He Will Say: 'No.' So It Will Be Said To Him: 'Today You Shall Be Forgotten Just As You Have Forgotten Me.'"[Abü 'Elsa Said:] This Hadith Is Sahih Gharib And The Meaning Of His Saying: "Today You Shall Be Forgotten Just As You Have Forgotten Me" Is: Today I Shall Leave You In Chastisement. [This Is How They Have Explained It]. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Is How Some Of The People Of Knowledge Have Explained This Ayah: So This Day We Shall Forget Them...They Said That It Means: We Shall Leave Them In Chastisement.
[1] Al-A‘rāf (7:51).Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2428In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 14English translation : Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2428
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2428
This hadith about accountability shows a servant being reminded of many blessings: hearing, sight, wealth, children, cattle, tillage, and a position among people. Then he is asked whether he thought he would meet this day. He answers, “No.” The response is, “Today you shall be forgotten just as you have forgotten Me.” The provided text explains that “forgotten” here means being left in punishment, according to how some scholars explained it. The core message is not about ordinary forgetfulness. It is about living with blessings while denying or ignoring the meeting with Allah. For users searching for a hadith about meeting Allah on Judgment Day, this narration gives a serious reminder about gratitude and belief in accountability.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hearing, sight, wealth, children, and status are blessings that will be remembered in account.
- The servant is asked whether he expected to meet Allah on that day.
- The text explains that being forgotten means being left in punishment.
- The hadith warns against living as if there is no final meeting with Allah.
