47/11. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3107 — Fir'awn, Jibril, and Fear of Mercy Reaching Him
Regarding Surat Yunus
Hadith About Fir'awn and Last-Moment Faith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3107
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3107
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَمَّا أَغْرَقَ اللَّهُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالَ آمَنْتُ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ الَّذِي آمَنَتْ بِهِ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَلَوْ رَأَيْتَنِي وَأَنَا آخُذُ مِنْ حَالِ الْبَحْرِ فَأَدُسُّهُ فِي فِيهِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تُدْرِكَهُ الرَّحْمَةُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "When Allah Drowned Fir'Awn He Said: 'I Believe That There Is No God Except The One That The Children Of Isra'Il Believe In.' So Jibrail Said: 'O Muhammad! If You Could Only Have Seen Me, While I Was Taking (The Mud) From The Sea, And Filling His Mouth Out Of Fear That The Mercy Would Reach Him.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3107In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 159English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3107
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3107
This Hadith about Fir'awn and last-moment faith describes a striking scene at the time Allah drowned Fir'awn. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that Fir'awn declared belief in the One believed in by the Children of Israel. Jibril then said that he was taking mud from the sea and putting it into Fir'awn's mouth out of fear that mercy would reach him. The text should not be stretched into a full legal rule about every person at death; it gives this specific report about Fir'awn, Jibril, and mercy. The main theme is not despair of Allah's mercy for believers. It is a warning about delaying faith until punishment is overtaking a person.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith presents Fir'awn's statement at the moment of drowning.
- Jibril feared that mercy would reach Fir'awn, as the wording states.
- The report warns against delaying truth until punishment arrives.
- The narration is about a specific event and should not be mixed with unrelated stories.
