47/87. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3353 — Earth Will Testify
Regarding Surat "Idha zulzilatil-ard" (Surat Az-Zalzalah)
Hadith About the Earth Testifying on Judgment Day
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3353
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3353
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَذِهِ الآيَةَ : ( يوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ) قَالَ " أَتَدْرُونَ مَا أَخْبَارُهَا " . قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ . قَالَ " فَإِنَّ أَخْبَارَهَا أَنْ تَشْهَدَ عَلَى كُلِّ عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ بِمَا عَمِلَ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا تَقُولُ عَمِلَ يَوْمَ كَذَا كَذَا وَكَذَا فَهَذِهِ أَخْبَارُهَا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Recited This Ayah: ‘That Day It Will Declare Its Information.’ He Said: “Do You Know What Its Information Is?” They Said: “Allah And His Messenger Know Better.” He Said: “That It Testifies About What Every Male Or Female Slave (Of Allah) Did Upon Its Surface. It Says: ‘He Did This And That On This Day.’ This Is Its Information.”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3353In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 405English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3353
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3353
This hadith about the earth testifying on Judgment Day explains the verse, That Day it will declare its information. The Prophet asked the companions if they knew what its information meant. They replied that Allah and His Messenger know better. He then explained that the earth will testify about what every male or female slave of Allah did upon its surface. It will say that a person did such and such on such a day. This hadith teaches accountability in a direct way. Actions done on earth are not lost, hidden, or meaningless. They are known and will be reported by Allah’s command.
What we learn from this hadith
- The earth will testify about deeds done upon it.
- Every person’s actions are known to Allah.
- The Prophet explained a Qur’anic verse through this hadith.
- Believers should remember that daily actions carry weight.
