37/12. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2438 — Intercession by a Man from the Ummah
Seventy Thousand Angels are Admitted Without a Reckoning and Some Who are Interceded for
Hadith About Intercession by Someone from the Ummah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2438
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2438
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ رَهْطٍ بِإِيلِيَاءَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ بِشَفَاعَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَكْثَرُ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ " . قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سِوَاكَ قَالَ " سِوَاىَ " . فَلَمَّا قَامَ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالُوا هَذَا ابْنُ أَبِي الْجَذْعَاءِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَابْنُ أَبِي الْجَذْعَاءِ هُوَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَا يُعْرَفُ لَهُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ الْوَاحِدُ .
Abdullah b. Shaqiq Narrated from:
I Was With A Troop In Jerusalem, And A Man Among Them Said: 'I Heard The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Saying: "From The Intersection Of One Man In My Ummah More (People) Then Banu Tamim Will Be Admitted Into Paradise.' It Was Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! Someone Other Than You?' He Said: 'Other Than Me.' So When He Stood, I Said: 'Who Is This?' They Said: 'This Is Ibn Abi Al-Jadh'A.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2438In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 24English translation : Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2438
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2438
This hadith about intercession mentions a man from the Ummah through whose intercession more people than Banu Tamim will enter Paradise. When it was asked whether this meant someone other than the Prophet (s.a.w), the answer was, “Other than me.” The narrator later learned that the man was Ibn Abi Al-Jadh'a. The hadith should be explained according to its words. It shows that intercession is not only mentioned in relation to the Prophet (s.a.w), though his status is unique in other narrations. Here, the focus is on a man from the Ummah being a means for many people to enter Paradise by intercession. This gives hope while keeping the wording specific.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration mentions intercession by a man from the Ummah.
- More people than Banu Tamim are described as entering Paradise through it.
- The Prophet (s.a.w) clarified that this person was other than himself.
- The hadith shows that intercession can be granted beyond the Prophet, as stated in this report.
