47/66. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3319 — The Pen and Divine Decree
Regarding Surat Noon
Hadith About the First Creation of the Pen
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3319
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3319
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، قَالَ قَدِمْتُ مَكَّةَ فَلَقِيتُ عَطَاءَ بْنَ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ إِنَّ أُنَاسًا عِنْدَنَا يَقُولُونَ فِي الْقَدَرِ . فَقَالَ عَطَاءٌ لَقِيتُ الْوَلِيدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْقَلَمَ فَقَالَ لَهُ اكْتُبْ فَجَرَى بِمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ إِلَى الأَبَدِ " . وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ قِصَّةٌ . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَفِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ .
Abdul-Wahid bin Sulaim Narrated from:
I Arrived In Makkah And Met Ata Bin Abi Rabah. I Said: ‘O Abu Muhammad! Some People With Us Speak About Al-Qadar.’ Ata Said: ‘I Met Al-Walid Bin Ubadah Bin As-Samit And He Said: “My Father Narrated To Me, He Said: ‘I Heard The Messenger Of Allah Saying: “Verily The First Of What Allah Created Was The Pen. He Said To It: “Write.” So It Wrote What Will Be Forever.’”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3319In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 371English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3319
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3319
This hadith is about Al-Qadar, or divine decree. Abdul-Wahid bin Sulaim came to Makkah and met Ata bin Abi Rabah. He mentioned that some people spoke about Al-Qadar. Ata then narrated from Al-Walid bin Ubadah, from his father, that he heard the Messenger of Allah say: “The first of what Allah created was the Pen.” Allah said to it, “Write,” and it wrote what would be forever. The hadith about the first creation of the Pen points to belief that what will happen is known and written by Allah’s command. The text is short, direct, and focused on the Pen and what it wrote.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith is connected to discussion about Al-Qadar.
- The Prophet said the first of what Allah created was the Pen.
- Allah commanded the Pen to write.
- The Pen wrote what would be forever, as stated in the narration.
