49/74. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3951 — Accepting Glad Tidings
About Thaqif And Banu Hanifah
Hadith About Accepting Glad Tidings
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3951
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3951
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ جَامِعِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ مُحْرِزٍ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ نَفَرٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " أَبْشِرُوا يَا بَنِي تَمِيمٍ " . قَالُوا بَشَّرْتَنَا فَأَعْطِنَا . قَالَ فَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَجَاءَ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ " أقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْهَا بَنُو تَمِيمٍ " . قَالُوا قَدْ قَبِلْنَا . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
'Imran bin Husain Narrated from:
A Group From Banu Tamim Came To The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) So He Said: "Have Glad Tidings O Banu Tamim." They Said: "You Have Given Us Glad Tidings, So Then Give Something To Us." He Said: "So The Face Of The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Changed. Then A Group From The People Of Yemen Came So He Said: 'Accept The Glad Tidings, For Banu Tamim Did Not Accept Them.' They Said: 'We Accept.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3951In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 351English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3951
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3951
This Hadith about accepting glad tidings describes two groups coming to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. A group from Banu Tamim came, and he said, 'Have glad tidings O Banu Tamim.' They replied by asking to be given something. The narrator says the face of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم changed. Then a group from the people of Yemen came, and he told them to accept the glad tidings because Banu Tamim had not accepted them. They replied, 'We accept.' The main lesson is clear from the text: good news from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was not something to treat as small or replace with a request for material giving.
What we learn from this hadith
- Banu Tamim were offered glad tidings by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- They responded by asking to be given something.
- The people of Yemen accepted the glad tidings when offered.
- The Hadith shows the value of accepting good news from the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
