47/34. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3210 — Not Father of Your Men
Regarding Surat Al-Ahzab
Hadith Report About Muhammad Not Being Father of Your Men
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3210
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3210
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ قَزَعَةَ، - بَصْرِيٌّ - حَدَّثَنَا مَسْلَمَةُ بْنُ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ الشَّعْبِيِّ، فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : ( ما كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَا أَحَدٍ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْ ) قَالَ مَا كَانَ لِيَعِيشَ لَهُ فِيكُمْ وَلَدٌ ذَكَرٌ .
Dawud bin Abi Hind Narrated from:
Narrated Dawud bin Abi Hind: From Ash-Sha'Bi Regarding The Saying Of Allah [The Mighty And Sublime]:'Muhammad Is Not The Father Of Any One Of Your Men (33:40)'He Said: "No Male Children Of His Would Live Among Them."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3210In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 262English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3210
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3210
This report about Muhammad not being the father of any of your men gives an explanation from Ash-Sha'bi about the Qur'anic verse. Regarding the saying of Allah that Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم is not the father of any one of your men, he said that no male child of his would live among them. The narration is focused on this explanation and does not include a long story. It is connected to searches about Surah Ahzab 33:40, the meaning of Muhammad not father of any men, and the finality of Prophethood verse. The safest way to read this report is to stay close to its wording: it explains the phrase in relation to male children living among the people.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report explains part of the meaning of Surah Ahzab 33:40.
- Ash-Sha'bi links the verse to the absence of a surviving male child among them.
- The narration should be understood through its short wording without adding extra claims.
- Qur'anic wording was carefully explained by early transmitters.
