9/49. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 878 — The Corner and Maqam from Paradise
What Has Been Related About The Virtues Of The Black Stone, Its Corner, And The Maqam
Corner and Maqam Hadith: Two Jewels from Paradise
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 878
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 878
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ رَجَاءٍ أَبِي يَحْيَى، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُسَافِعًا الْحَاجِبَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّ الرُّكْنَ وَالْمَقَامَ يَاقُوتَتَانِ مِنْ يَاقُوتِ الْجَنَّةِ طَمَسَ اللَّهُ نُورَهُمَا وَلَوْ لَمْ يَطْمِسْ نُورَهُمَا لأَضَاءَتَا مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا يُرْوَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو مَوْقُوفًا قَوْلُهُ . وَفِيهِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَيْضًا وَهُوَ حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ .
'Abdullah bin 'Amr Narrated from:
Abdullah bin Amr narrated that : He Heard The Messenger Of Allah Saying: "Indeed The Corner And The Maqam Are Two Corundums From The Corundum Of Paradise. Allah Removed Their Lights, And If Their Lights Had Not Been Removed Then They Would Illuminate What Is Between East And The West."
[1] That is, the corner where the Black Stone is located. Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi . See also Fath Al-Bārī no. 1597.[2] Corundum: Yāqūt . It is often translated as “ruby.” In the Arabic language it is used for a ruby, saffire, topaz, or any of the clear gems from the corundum family, but it is often qualified by a description of color in those cases, whereas in this case it is not.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 878In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 71English translation : Vol. 2, Book 4, Hadith 878
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 878
This Corner and Maqam hadith reports a special statement about the Corner and the Maqam. Abdullah bin Amr narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah say that the Corner and the Maqam are two corundums from the corundum of Paradise. The report says Allah removed their lights, and if their lights had not been removed, they would have lit what is between the east and the west. The provided text also includes a note that this is narrated from Abdullah bin Amr as a mawquf statement and that it is a gharib Hadith. So the explanation should be careful. The report points to the honor of the Corner and Maqam, while the grading note reminds readers to notice how the narration is reported.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report describes the Corner and the Maqam as from Paradise.
- It says Allah removed their lights.
- It says their light would have reached between east and west if not removed.
- The text includes a note that the report is gharib and also narrated as mawquf.
