37/12. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2437 — Seventy Thousand Without Reckoning
Seventy Thousand Angels are Admitted Without a Reckoning and Some Who are Interceded for
Hadith About Seventy Thousand Entering Paradise Without Reckoning
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2437
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2437
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَرَفَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الأَلْهَانِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي أَنْ يُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لاَ حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ عَذَابَ مَعَ كُلِّ أَلْفٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا وَثَلاَثُ حَثَيَاتٍ مِنْ حَثَيَاتِهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ .
Abu Umamah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "My Lord Promised Me That Seventy Thousand Of My Ummah Shall Be Admitted Into Paradise Without A Reckoning Against Them Nor Any Punishment. With Every Thousand, Are Seventy Thousand And Three Measures From His Measures."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2437In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 23English translation : Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2437
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2437
This hadith about seventy thousand entering Paradise without reckoning gives a message of Allah’s generosity to the Ummah of the Prophet (s.a.w). Abu Umamah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said his Lord promised him that seventy thousand from his Ummah would enter Paradise with no reckoning against them and no punishment. The hadith then mentions that with every thousand there are seventy thousand, and three measures from Allah’s measures. The explanation should not try to describe exactly how those measures are, because the narration itself does not explain that. The main point is the promise of a large group being admitted by Allah’s mercy without account or punishment.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith mentions a promise of entry into Paradise without reckoning or punishment.
- The number begins with seventy thousand and then expands further in the narration.
- The wording points to Allah’s generosity toward the Ummah.
- The details of “three measures” should be left as the narration states them.
