47/7. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3066 — Future Trials Foretold
Regarding Surat Al-An'am
Hadith About Future Trials in Surah Al-An'am
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3066
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3066
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَرَفَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ الْغَسَّانِيِّ، عَنْ رَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي هَذِهِ الآيَةِ: (قُلْ هُوَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابًا مِنْ فَوْقِكُمْ أَوْ مِنْ تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ ) فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَمَا إِنَّهَا كَائِنَةٌ وَلَمْ يَأْتِ تَأْوِيلُهَا بَعْدُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ .
Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas Narrated from:
Narrated Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas: From The Prophet (ﷺ), Regarding This Ayah "Say: He Has The Power To Send Torment On You From Above Or From Under Your Feet...' The Prophet (ﷺ) Said "Indeed They Shall Be, Even Though They Have Not Occurred As Of Yet."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3066In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 118English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3066
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3066
This hadith about future trials is linked to the verse that mentions Allah's power to send torment from above or from under people's feet. Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas narrates from the Prophet that these things shall be, even though their interpretation had not yet occurred. The wording is brief, so the explanation should stay brief too. It tells us that the verse carried a warning about matters that had not yet fully appeared at the time of the statement. The hadith does not give a detailed timeline or list every form of the trial. Its main message is that Allah's warning is real, and people should not treat delayed events as if they will never come.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some warned events may be delayed but still be true.
- The Prophet linked the verse to future occurrence.
- The hadith does not give a detailed timeline.
- Delay should not make a person careless about Allah's warnings.
