47/3. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2992 — We Hear and We Obey
Regarding Surat Al-Baqarah
We Hear and We Obey: Hadith on the Last Verses of Baqarah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2992
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2992
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ آدَمَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُْ : (إِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُ ) قَالَ دَخَلَ قُلُوبَهُمْ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَقَالُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " قُولُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا " . فَأَلْقَى اللَّهُ الإِيمَانَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ : (آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ) الآيَةَ : ( لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلاَّ وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ) قَالَ " قَدْ فَعَلْتُ " (رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا ) قَالَ " قَدْ فَعَلْتُ " . (رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ) الآيَةَ قَالَ " قَدْ فَعَلْتُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَآدَمُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ هُوَ وَالِدُ يَحْيَى بْنِ آدَمَ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
When This Ayah Was Revealed:And Whether You Disclose What Is In Yourselves Or Conceal It, Allah Will Call You To Account For It (2:284).Somethings Entered Their Hearts That Had Not Entered Before. So They Mentioned That To The Prophet (ﷺ) And He Said: 'Say: We Hear And We Obey." So Allah Put Faith Into Their Hearts And Allah Blessed And Most High Revealed The Ayah:The Messenger Believes In What Has Been Sent Down To Him From His Lord, And (So Do) The Believers (And) Allah Does Not Burden A Soul Beyond What It Can Bear, For It Is What It Has Earned And Against It Is What It Has Wrought. "Our Lord! Punish Us Not If We Forget Or Fall Into Error (2:286)."He Said: 'I Have Done So (As Requested).' Our Lord! Lay Not Upon Us A Burden Like That Which You Did Upon Those Before Us. He Said: ['I Have Done So (As Requested).']Our Lord! Put Not A Burden Upon Us Greater Than We Have Strength For. Pardon Us And Grant Us Forgiveness. Have Mercy On Us (2:286).He Said: 'I Have Done So (As Requested).'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2992In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 44English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 2992
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2992
This hadith explains the companions' reaction when the verse about Allah calling people to account for what they disclose or conceal was revealed. Ibn Abbas said something entered their hearts that had not entered before. They mentioned it to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and he told them to say, "We hear and we obey." Then Allah put faith into their hearts and revealed the verses about the Messenger and the believers believing in what was sent down, and that Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear. The hadith also mentions the supplications: do not punish us if we forget or err, do not place on us a burden like those before us, do not burden us beyond strength, pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. Each time, the response was, "I have done so."
What we learn from this hadith
- When revelation felt heavy, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught the companions to respond with obedience.
- Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear.
- The supplications in the verse ask for pardon, forgiveness, mercy, and relief from unbearable burdens.
- The hadith shows Allah's response to these prayers with, "I have done so."
