Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 198

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ يَأْخُذُ الْجَبَّارُ سَمَوَاتِهِ وَأَرْضَهُ بِيَدِهِ - وَقَبَضَ بِيَدِهِ فَجَعَلَ يَقْبِضُهَا وَيَبْسُطُهَا - ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَنَا الْجَبَّارُ أَيْنَ الْجَبَّارُونَ أَيْنَ الْمُتَكَبِّرُونَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَيَتَمَيَّلُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ حَتَّى نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَتَحَرَّكُ مِنْ أَسْفَلِ شَىْءٍ مِنْهُ حَتَّى إِنِّي أَقُولُ أَسَاقِطٌ هُوَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Hisham ibn Ammar and Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah reported to us; they said: Abd al-Aziz ibn Abi Hazim reported to us: My father reported to me, from Ubaydullah ibn Miqsam, from Abdullah ibn Umar, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) say from the pulpit, ‘The Compeller will take the heavens and earth in His hand’—and he clenched his hand and opened and closed it—‘then say, “I am the Compeller! Where are the tyrants? Where are the arrogant?”’ Abdullah said: The Messenger of Allah swayed to his right and left, until I saw the pulpit moving beneath him, so much so that I thought, ‘Will it fall with the Messenger of Allah upon it?’

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The source describes both the Prophet’s hand gesture and the pulpit swaying; both are retained.