37/8. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2431 — The Horn and Trust in Allah
What Has Been Related About the Matter of the Sur
Hadith About the Horn and Hasbunallahu
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2431
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2431
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ أَبُو الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " كَيْفَ أَنْعَمُ وَصَاحِبُ الْقَرْنِ قَدِ الْتَقَمَ الْقَرْنَ وَاسْتَمَعَ الإِذْنَ مَتَى يُؤْمَرُ بِالنَّفْخِ فَيَنْفُخُ " . فَكَأَنَّ ذَلِكَ ثَقُلَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَهُمْ " قُولُوا حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ .
Abu Sa'eed Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Said: 'How Can I Be Comfortable When The One With The Horn Is Holding It To His Lip, His Ears Listening For When He Will Be Ordered To Blow, So He Can Blow.' It Was As If That Was Very Hard Upon The Companions Of The Prophet (S.A.W), So He Said To Them: 'Say: "Allah Is Sufficient For Us And What A Good Protector He Is, And Upon Allah We Rely." [Abu' Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan. This Hadith Has Been Reported Through Other Routes From 'Atiyyah, From Abu Sa'Eed [Alkhudri] From The Prophet Saw, Similarly.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2431In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 17English translation : Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2431
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2431
This hadith about the horn and trust in Allah shows the Prophet’s deep awareness of the Hereafter. He said, “How can I be comfortable when the one with the horn is holding it to his lip, listening for the order to blow?” The companions found this very heavy, so the Prophet (s.a.w) gave them words to say: “Allah is sufficient for us, and what a good Protector He is, and upon Allah we rely.” The narration does not leave the listener in fear alone. It points to reliance on Allah. For people searching for Hasbunallahu wa ni'mal wakeel hadith, this report connects that phrase with the seriousness of the horn and the believer’s trust in Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The one with the horn is described as ready and waiting for the command.
- The companions felt the weight of this reminder.
- The Prophet (s.a.w) taught them to say that Allah is sufficient.
- The hadith joins fear of the Hereafter with reliance upon Allah.
