47/88. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3356 — Asked About Delights
Regarding Surat At-Takathur
Hadith About Being Asked About Blessings
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3356
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3356
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَاطِبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتَّْ : (ثم لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ، ) قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَىُّ النَّعِيمِ نُسْأَلُ عَنْهُ وَإِنَّمَا هُمَا الأَسْوَدَانِ التَّمْرُ وَالْمَاءُ . قَالَ " أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Abdullah bin Az-Zubair bin Al-Awwam Narrated from:
When The Following Was Revealed: Then On That Day, You Shall Be Asked About The Delights!’ Az-Zubair Said: ‘O Messenger Of Allah! Which Are The Delights That We Will Be Asked About, When They (Delights) Are But The Two Black Things: Dates And Water?’ He Said: ‘But It Is What Shall Come.’”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3356In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 408English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3356
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3356
This hadith about being asked about blessings explains a question raised when the verse, Then on that Day you shall be asked about the delights, was revealed. Az-Zubair asked the Prophet which delights they would be asked about when they only had the two black things, dates and water. The Prophet replied that it would come. The hadith does not list all future blessings in this wording. It simply shows that even when people feel they have little, the question about blessings remains real, and more ease may come later. The core message is gratitude and awareness before Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- People will be asked about blessings and delights.
- Dates and water were mentioned as simple provisions in the question.
- The Prophet indicated that more blessings would come later.
- The hadith reminds believers to notice even basic favors.
