37/9. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2433 — Seeking the Prophet at Three Places
What Has Been Related About the Matter of the Sirat
Hadith About Intercession at the Sirat, Mizan, and Hawd
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2433
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2433
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْهَاشِمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَدَلُ بْنُ الْمُحَبَّرِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ أَبُو الْخَطَّابِ، حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَشْفَعَ لِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَقَالَ " أَنَا فَاعِلٌ " . قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيْنَ أَطْلُبُكَ قَالَ " اطْلُبْنِي أَوَّلَ مَا تَطْلُبُنِي عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ " . قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَلْقَكَ عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ قَالَ " فَاطْلُبْنِي عِنْدَ الْمِيزَانِ " . قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَلْقَكَ عِنْدَ الْمِيزَانِ قَالَ " فَاطْلُبْنِي عِنْدَ الْحَوْضِ فَإِنِّي لاَ أُخْطِئُ هَذِهِ الثَّلاَثَ الْمَوَاطِنَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
An-Nadr bin Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
An-Nadr bin Anas bin Malik narrated from his father who said: "I Asked The Prophet (S.A.W) To Intercede For Me On The Day Of Judgement. He Said: 'I Am The One To Do So.'" [He Said:] "I Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! Then Where Shall I Seek You?' He Said: 'Seek Me, The First Time You Should Seek Me Is On The Sirat.'" [He Said:] "I Said: 'If I Do Not Meet You Upon The Sirat?' He Said: 'Then Seek Me At The Mizan.' I Said:'And If I Do Not Meet You At The Mizan?' He Said: 'Then Seek Me At The Hawd, For Indeed I Will Not Me Missed At These Three Locations.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2433In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 19English translation : Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2433
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2433
This hadith about intercession records Anas asking the Prophet (s.a.w) to intercede for him on the Day of Judgment. The Prophet (s.a.w) said that he would do so. Anas then asked where he should seek him. The Prophet said to seek him first upon the Sirat. If not found there, then at the Mizan. If not found there, then at the Hawd. He said he would not be missed at these three places. The narration gives a personal and hopeful picture, but it should be explained carefully from the text only. It links the Prophet’s intercession with three major stations of the Hereafter: the Sirat, the scale, and the pool.
What we learn from this hadith
- Anas asked the Prophet (s.a.w) for intercession on the Day of Judgment.
- The Prophet mentioned the Sirat, the Mizan, and the Hawd.
- The hadith shows the importance of these three stations.
- It gives hope through the Prophet’s promised intercession in the narration.
