37/26. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2460 — Remember Death and the Grave
The Hadith: "Increase in Remembrance of the Severer of Pleasures"
Hadith About Remembering Death and the Grave
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2460
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2460
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنُ مَدُّويَهْ التِّرْمِذِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ الْعُرَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْوَصَّافِيُّ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُصَلاَّهُ فَرَأَى نَاسًا كَأَنَّهُمْ يَكْتَشِرُونَ قَالَ " أَمَا إِنَّكُمْ لَوْ أَكْثَرْتُمْ ذِكْرَ هَاذِمِ اللَّذَّاتِ لَشَغَلَكُمْ عَمَّا أَرَى فَأَكْثِرُوا مِنْ ذِكْرِ هَاذِمِ اللَّذَّاتِ الْمَوْتِ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْتِ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ يَوْمٌ إِلاَّ تَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا بَيْتُ الْغُرْبَةِ وَأَنَا بَيْتُ الْوَحْدَةِ وَأَنَا بَيْتُ التُّرَابِ وَأَنَا بَيْتُ الدُّودِ . فَإِذَا دُفِنَ الْعَبْدُ الْمُؤْمِنُ قَالَ لَهُ الْقَبْرُ مَرْحَبًا وَأَهْلاً أَمَا إِنْ كُنْتَ لأَحَبَّ مَنْ يَمْشِي عَلَى ظَهْرِي إِلَىَّ فَإِذْ وُلِّيتُكَ الْيَوْمَ وَصِرْتَ إِلَىَّ فَسَتَرَى صَنِيعِي بِكَ . قَالَ فَيَتَّسِعُ لَهُ مَدَّ بَصَرِهِ وَيُفْتَحُ لَهُ بَابٌ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ . وَإِذَا دُفِنَ الْعَبْدُ الْفَاجِرُ أَوِ الْكَافِرُ قَالَ لَهُ الْقَبْرُ لاَ مَرْحَبًا وَلاَ أَهْلاً أَمَا إِنْ كُنْتَ لأَبْغَضَ مَنْ يَمْشِي عَلَى ظَهْرِي إِلَىَّ فَإِذْ وُلِّيتُكَ الْيَوْمَ وَصِرْتَ إِلَىَّ فَسَتَرَى صَنِيعِي بِكَ . قَالَ فَيَلْتَئِمُ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى تَلْتَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ وَتَخْتَلِفَ أَضْلاَعُهُ . قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِأَصَابِعِهِ فَأَدْخَلَ بَعْضَهَا فِي جَوْفِ بَعْضٍ قَالَ " وَيُقَيِّضُ اللَّهُ لَهُ سَبْعِينَ تِنِّينًا لَوْ أَنَّ وَاحِدًا مِنْهَا نَفَخَ فِي الأَرْضِ مَا أَنْبَتَتْ شَيْئًا مَا بَقِيَتِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَنْهَشْنَهُ وَيَخْدِشْنَهُ حَتَّى يُفْضَى بِهِ إِلَى الْحِسَابِ " . قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّمَا الْقَبْرُ رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ أَوْ حُفْرَةٌ مِنْ حُفَرِ النَّارِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Abu Sa'eed Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Entered His Musalla And Saw The People Who Looked As If They Were Smiling. So He Said: 'Indeed, If You Were To Increase In Remembrance Of The Severer Of Pleasures, Then You Would Find Yourselves Too Busy For What I See. So Increase In Remembrance Of Death, The Severer Of Pleasures. For Indeed There Is No Day That Comes Upon The Grave Except That It Speaks, Saying: I Am The House Of The Estranged, I Am The House Of The Solitude, I Am The House Of Dust, And I Am The House Of The Worm-Eaten."When The Believing Worshipper Is Buried, The Grave Says To Him: "Welcome, Make Yourself Comfortable. Indeed, To Me, You Are The Most Beloved Of Those Who Walked Upon Me. Since You Have Been Entrusted To Me And Delivered To Me Today, You Shall See What I Have Arranged For You." It Will Then Widen For Him So That His Sight Extends, And The Door To Paradise Is Opened For Him.And When The Wicked Worshipper Or The Disbeliever Is Buried, The Grave Says To Him: "You Are Not Welcome, Do Not Get Comfortable. Indeed, To Me, You Are The Most Hated Of Those Who Walked Upon Me. Since You Have Been Entrusted To Me And Delivered To Me Today, You Shall See What I Have Arranged For You.'" He Said: 'It Will Begin Closing In On Him(Squeezing Him) Until His Ribs Are Crushing Each Other.'"He Said: " The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Clasped Some Of His Fingers Between Others And Said: 'Seventy Giant Serpents Will Constrict Him, If Even One Of Them Were To Hiss On The Earth, Nothing Upon It Would Grow As Long As It Remained. They Will Chew On Him And Bite Him Until He Is Brought To The Reckoning.'" He Said: " The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Said: 'The Grave Is But A Garden From The Gardens Of Paradise, Or A Pit From The Pits Of The Fire.'"
[1] This part preceded under no. 2307.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2460In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 46English translation : Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2460
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2460
This hadith about remembering death begins when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saw people appearing to smile. He said that if they increased in remembering the severer of pleasures, they would be too busy for what he saw. He then told them to remember death often. The hadith describes the grave as a house of estrangement, solitude, dust, and worms. It then mentions different treatment for the believing worshipper and for the wicked worshipper or disbeliever. The believer is welcomed, the grave widens, and a door to Paradise is opened. The other is not welcomed and faces severe punishment. The final line sums it up: the grave is a garden from Paradise’s gardens or a pit from the Fire’s pits.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم instructed people to remember death often.
- The grave is described as a place of solitude and dust.
- The believing worshipper is described as being welcomed in the grave.
- The hadith ends by describing the grave as either a garden or a pit.
