43/60. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2826 — Fulfilling Promises
What Has Been Related About The Promise
Hadith About Fulfilling a Promise
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2826
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2826
حَدَّثَنَا وَاصِلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَبْيَضَ قَدْ شَابَ وَكَانَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ يُشْبِهُهُ وَأَمَرَ لَنَا بِثَلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ قَلُوصًا فَذَهَبْنَا نَقْبِضُهَا فَأَتَانَا مَوْتُهُ فَلَمْ يُعْطُونَا شَيْئًا فَلَمَّا قَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِدَةٌ فَلْيَجِئْ . فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَأَمَرَ لَنَا بِهَا . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَقَدْ رَوَى مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ بِإِسْنَادٍ لَهُ عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ نَحْوَ هَذَا . وَقَدْ رَوَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكَانَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ يُشْبِهُهُ وَلَمْ يَزِيدُوا عَلَى هَذَا .
Abu Juhaifa Narrated from:
I Saw The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) (He Was) White And Turning Grey. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali Resembles Him Most. He Had Promised Thirteen Young She-Camels For Us, So We Went To Get Them. When We Arrived He Had Died Without Giving Us Anything. So When Abu Bakr (Became The Khalifah) He Said: 'If There Is Anyone To Whom The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Made A Promise, Then Let Him Come Forth.' I Stood To Inform Him About It, And He Ordered That They Be Given To Us.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2826In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 100English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2826
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2826
This hadith includes two clear parts: a description of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and the fulfillment of a promise. Abu Juhaifah said he saw the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, white and turning gray, and that Al-Hasan bin Ali resembled him most. He also said the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had promised them thirteen young she-camels, but the Prophet passed away before they received them. Later, when Abu Bakr became the khalifah, he announced that anyone to whom the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم had made a promise should come forward. Abu Juhaifah informed him, and Abu Bakr ordered that they be given what had been promised. The main lesson is about honoring a known promise and respecting a truthful claim.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration records a physical description of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم as white and turning gray.
- Al-Hasan bin Ali is described here as resembling the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم most.
- A promise made by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was honored after his death.
- Abu Bakr acted on a reported promise instead of ignoring it.
