48/58. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3462 — Dhikr as Seeds of Paradise
Concerning That The Plants Of Paradise Are: “Glory Is To Allah And All The Praise Is To Allah…”
Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, La Ilaha Illallah, Allahu Akbar: Seeds of Paradise
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3462
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3462
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَقِيتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِي فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَقْرِئْ أُمَّتَكَ مِنِّي السَّلاَمَ وَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ طَيِّبَةُ التُّرْبَةِ عَذْبَةُ الْمَاءِ وَأَنَّهَا قِيعَانٌ وَأَنَّ غِرَاسَهَا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ .
Ibn Mas`ud narrated that: The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: “I Met Ibrahim On The Night Of My Ascent, So He Said: ‘O Muhammad, Recite Salam From Me To Your Nation, And Inform Them That Paradise Has Pure Soil And Delicious Water, And That It Is A Flat Treeless Plain, And That Its Seeds Are: “Glory Is To Allah (SubḥĀn Allāh) [And] All Praise Is Due To Allah (Al-ḤAmdulillāh) And ‘None Has The Right To Be Worshipped But Allah’ (Lā Ilāha Illallāh), And Allah Is The Greatest (Allāhu Akbar).”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3462In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 93English translation : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3462
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3462
This Hadith presents a beautiful image of simple dhikr as the “seeds” of Paradise. Ibn Masud narrates that, on the night of the Prophet’s ascent, he met Ibrahim, who sent salam to the Prophet’s nation. Ibrahim then described Paradise as having pure soil and delicious water, and said that it is a flat treeless plain whose planting is done through words of remembrance. The phrases named are Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah, and Allahu Akbar. The core message is easy to understand: words that praise Allah are not small in value. They are light to say, but the Hadith describes them as a way of planting for the Hereafter.
What we learn from this hadith
- Words of dhikr can be a means of building reward for the Hereafter.
- Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah, and Allahu Akbar are highlighted together.
- The Hadith describes Paradise with pure soil and sweet water.
- Ibrahim sends salam to the nation of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم in this narration.
