Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 4274

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ بِسُوقِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَى الْبَشَرِ ‏.‏ فَرَفَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يَدَهُ فَلَطَمَهُ قَالَ تَقُولُ هَذَا وَفِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏‏{وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ إِلاَّ مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ نُفِخَ فِيهِ أُخْرَى فَإِذَا هُمْ قِيَامٌ يَنْظُرُونَ}‏ فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى آخِذٌ بِقَائِمَةٍ مِنْ قَوَائِمِ الْعَرْشِ فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ قَبْلِي أَوْ كَانَ مِمَّنِ اسْتَثْنَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏.‏ وَمَنْ قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى فَقَدْ كَذَبَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Abu Hurairah reported: A Jewish man in the market of Madinah said, ‘By the One who chose Moses above humankind!’ A man from the Ansar raised his hand and slapped him, saying, ‘You say this while the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is among us?’ This was reported to the Messenger of Allah, who said: ‘Allah, Mighty and Sublime, says: “The Trumpet will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and the earth will fall unconscious, except those whom Allah wills. Then it will be blown again, and they will stand looking on.”’ (Qur’an 39:68) ‘I will be the first to raise my head, and I will see Moses holding one of the pillars of the Throne. I do not know whether he raised his head before me or was among those whom Allah, Mighty and Sublime, exempted. Whoever says that I am better than Yunus ibn Matta has lied.’