47/20. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3156 — Hereafter
Regarding Surat Maryam
Death Slaughtered on the Day of Judgment Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3156
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3156
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلمَ : ( وَأَنْذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْحَسْرَةِ ) قَالَ " يُؤْتَى بِالْمَوْتِ كَأَنَّهُ كَبْشٌ أَمْلَحُ حَتَّى يُوقَفَ عَلَى السُّورِ بَيْنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ فَيُقَالُ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ . فَيَشْرَئِبُّونَ . وَيُقَالُ يَا أَهْلَ النَّارِ . فَيَشْرَئِبُّونَ . فَيُقَالُ هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ هَذَا فَيَقُولُونَ نَعَمْ هَذَا الْمَوْتُ . فَيُضْجَعُ فَيُذْبَحُ فَلَوْلاَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَضَى لأَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ الْحَيَاةَ فِيهَا وَالْبَقَاءَ لَمَاتُوا فَرَحًا وَلَوْلاَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَضَى لأَهْلِ النَّارِ الْحَيَاةَ فِيهَا وَالْبَقَاءَ لَمَاتُوا تَرَحًا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Recited:And Warn Them Of A Day Of Griefs And Regrets (19:39)And He Said: 'Death Will Be Brought As If It Is A Mixed Black And White Ram, Until It Is Halted Upon The Barrier Between Paradise And The Fire. It Will Be Said: 'O People Of Paradise! They Will Raise Up Their Necks To Look. It Will Be Said: 'O People Of The Fire! And They Will Raise Up Their Necks To Look. It Will Be Said: 'Do You Recognize This?' They Will Say: 'Yes. This Is Death.' Then It Will Be Laid Down And Slaughtered. If It Were Not That Allah Had Decreed That The Inhabitants Of Paradise Would Remain, Then They Would Die Of Joy, And If It Were Not That Allah Had Decreed That The Inhabitants Of The Fire Would Remain, Then They Would Die Of Grief.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3156In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 208English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3156
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3156
This hadith explains the verse about the Day of grief and regret. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said death will be brought as a mixed black and white ram and stopped between Paradise and the Fire. The people of Paradise and the people of the Fire will be called, and both will recognize it as death. Then it will be laid down and slaughtered. The hadith about death slaughtered on the Day of Judgment shows that the final state of the Hereafter is unlike worldly life. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that if Allah had not decreed lasting life for the people of Paradise, they would die of joy, and if He had not decreed lasting life for the people of the Fire, they would die of grief.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith connects Surah Maryam 19:39 with the Hereafter.
- Death will be shown in a form people recognize, as stated in the narration.
- The people of Paradise and Fire will understand the meaning of death ending.
- The narration shows joy for Paradise and grief for the Fire without adding details beyond the text.
