42/33. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2733 — Nine Clear Signs
What Has Been Related About Kissing The Hand And The Feet
Hadith About Nine Clear Signs and Testimony
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2733
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2733
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلِمَةَ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَسَّالٍ، قَالَ قَالَ يَهُودِيٌّ لِصَاحِبِهِ اذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَى هَذَا النَّبِيِّ . فَقَالَ صَاحِبُهُ لاَ تَقُلْ نَبِيٌّ إِنَّهُ لَوْ سَمِعَكَ كَانَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَعْيُنٍ . فَأَتَيَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَأَلاَهُ عَنْ تِسْعِ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ . فَقَالَ لَهُمْ " لاَ تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَلاَ تَسْرِقُوا وَلاَ تَزْنُوا وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَلاَ تَمْشُوا بِبَرِيءٍ إِلَى ذِي سُلْطَانٍ لِيَقْتُلَهُ وَلاَ تَسْحَرُوا وَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا الرِّبَا وَلاَ تَقْذِفُوا مُحْصَنَةً وَلاَ تُوَلُّوا الْفِرَارَ يَوْمَ الزَّحْفِ وَعَلَيْكُمْ خَاصَّةً الْيَهُودَ أَنْ لاَ تَعْتَدُوا فِي السَّبْتِ " . قَالَ فَقَبَّلُوا يَدَهُ وَرِجْلَهُ فَقَالاَ نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ . قَالَ " فَمَا يَمْنَعُكُمْ أَنْ تَتَّبِعُونِي " . قَالُوا إِنَّ دَاوُدَ دَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنْ لاَ يَزَالَ فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِ نَبِيٌّ وَإِنَّا نَخَافُ إِنْ تَبِعْنَاكَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَنَا الْيَهُودُ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَكَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Safwan bin 'Assal Narrated from:
A Jew Said To His Companion: 'Accompany Us To This Prophet.' So His Companion Said: 'Do Not Say: Prophet". For If He Hears You (Say That) Then He Will Be Very Happy.' So They Went To The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) To Question Him About Nine Clear Signs.So He Said To Them: 'Do Not Associate Anything With Allah, Nor Steal, Nor Commit Unlawful Intercourse, Nor Take A Life Which Allah Has Made Prohibited Prohibited, Except For What Is Required (In The Law), Nor Hasten To Damage The Reputation Of One Of Power So That He Will Be Killed, Nor Practice Magic, Nor Consume Riba, Nor Falsely Accuse The Chaste Woman, Nor Turn To Flee On The Day Of The March, And For You Jews Particularly, To Not Violate The Sabbath.'"He Said: "So They Kissed His Hands And His Feet, And They Said: 'We Bear Witness That You Are A Prophet.' So He (ﷺ) Said: 'Then What Prevents You From Following Me?' They Said: 'Because Dawud Supplicated To His Lord That His Offspring Never Be Devoid Of Prophets And We Feared That If We Follow You Then The Jews Will Kill Us.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2733In-book reference : Book 42, Hadith 46English translation : Vol. 5, Book 40, Hadith 2733
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2733
This Hadith tells of two Jews who came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and asked him about nine clear signs. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered with commands and prohibitions: do not associate anything with Allah, do not steal, do not commit unlawful intercourse, do not kill a prohibited life except by right, do not cause an innocent person to be killed by authority, do not practice magic, do not consume riba, do not falsely accuse a chaste woman, do not flee on the day of battle, and for Jews in particular, do not violate the Sabbath. After hearing this, they kissed his hands and feet and said they bore witness that he was a Prophet. The Hadith also shows that fear stopped them from following him.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered their question with clear moral commands.
- The first command mentioned is not associating anything with Allah.
- The narration includes serious sins such as theft, unlawful killing, magic, riba, and false accusation.
- Acknowledging truth is not the same as following it when fear prevents action.
