47/85. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3350 — Al-Kawthar and Laylatul Qadr
Regarding Surat Al-Qadr
Hadith About Al-Kawthar and the Night of Al-Qadr
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3350
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3350
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْحُدَّانِيُّ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ قَامَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ بَعْدَ مَا بَايَعَ مُعَاوِيَةَ فَقَالَ سَوَّدْتَ وُجُوهَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ . أَوْ يَا مُسَوِّدَ وُجُوهِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ . فَقَالَ لاَ تُؤَنِّبْنِي رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُرِيَ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ عَلَى مِنْبَرِهِ فَسَاءَهُ ذَلِكَ فَنَزَلَتْ : ( إنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ ) يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَعْنِي نَهْرًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَنَزَلَتْ : ( إنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ * وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ * لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ ) يَمْلِكُهَا بَعْدَكَ بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ . قَالَ الْقَاسِمُ فَعَدَدْنَاهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ أَلْفُ شَهْرٍ لاَ يَزِيدُ يَوْمٌ وَلاَ يَنْقُصُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ . وَقَدْ قِيلَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مَازِنٍ . وَالْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْحُدَّانِيُّ هُوَ ثِقَةٌ وَثَّقَهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ وَيُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ رَجُلٌ مَجْهُولٌ وَلاَ نَعْرِفُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَلَى هَذَا اللَّفْظِ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Yusuf bin Sa’d Narrated from:
A Man Stood Up In Front Of Al-Hasan Bin Ali, After He Pledged To Mu’Awiyah, So He Said: ‘You Have Made Fools Of The Believers.’ – Or: ‘O You Who Has Made Fools Of The Believers’ – So He Said: ‘Do Not Scold Me So, May Allah Have Mercy Upon You, For Indeed The Prophet Had A Dream In Which He Saw Banu Umayyah Upon His Minbar.That Distressed Him, So (The Following) Was Revealed: Verily We Have Granted You Al-Kauthar (O Muhammad) Meaning A River In Paradise, And (The Following) Was Revealed: ‘Verily We Have Sent It Down On The Night Of Al-Qadr. And What Will Make You Know What The Night Of Al-Qadr Is? The Night Of Al-Qadr Is Better Than A Thousand Months, In Which Banu Umayyah Rules After You O Muhammad.”Al-Qasim Said: “So We Counted Them, And Found That They Were One-Thousand Months, Not A Day More Nor Less.”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3350In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 402English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3350
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3350
This hadith about Al-Kawthar and the Night of Al-Qadr reports a conversation after Al-Hasan bin Ali pledged to Mu’awiyah. A man spoke harshly to him, and Al-Hasan told him not to scold him. He then mentioned that the Prophet saw Banu Umayyah upon his minbar, and that this distressed him. The narration says that Al-Kawthar was revealed, meaning a river in Paradise, and that the Night of Al-Qadr is better than a thousand months. The text also says Al-Qasim counted the period as one thousand months. Since the report itself includes Tirmidhi’s note that it is gharib, the explanation should stay close to its wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- Al-Hasan answered criticism with a calm request not to scold him.
- The narration describes Al-Kawthar as a river in Paradise.
- Laylatul Qadr is mentioned as better than a thousand months.
- The report includes a specific note about its wording and chain, so care is needed when discussing it.
