49/4. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3622 — Report on the Prophet's Age
What Has Been Related About The Prophet's (saws) Advent [of Prophethood] And How Old He Was When He Was Sent
Hadith About the Prophet’s Age at Death
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3622
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3622
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ ابْنُ خَمْسٍ وَسِتِّينَ وَهَكَذَا حَدَّثَنَا هُوَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ بَشَّارٍ وَرَوَى عَنْهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Died When He Was Sixty-Five Years Old.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3622In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 18English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3622
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3622
This Hadith is a short report from Ibn Abbas about the Prophet’s age at death. It states that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم died when he was sixty-five years old. The narration is brief and does not mention the years in Makkah, Madinah, or the start of revelation. Because of that, the explanation should stay close to the text. Readers often search for hadith about Prophet Muhammad age at death because different narrations mention ages in slightly different ways. This specific Hadith records one such report. It reminds us that Hadith collections often preserve exact wording from narrators, even when another narration in the same topic gives another report. The key point here is not to add outside details, but to present the narration as it is.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration reports that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم died at the age of sixty-five.
- The report is transmitted from Ibn Abbas.
- Short Hadiths may preserve one specific detail without giving wider background.
- Care is needed when discussing narrated age reports.
