Jami' at-Tirmidhi

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3066

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَرَفَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ الْغَسَّانِيِّ، عَنْ رَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي هَذِهِ الآيَةِ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏قُلْ هُوَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابًا مِنْ فَوْقِكُمْ أَوْ مِنْ تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ ‏)‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ أَمَا إِنَّهَا كَائِنَةٌ وَلَمْ يَأْتِ تَأْوِيلُهَا بَعْدُ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ ‏.‏

Translation

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

Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas reported that the Prophet said regarding Allah’s words, “Say: He is able to send punishment upon you from above you or from beneath your feet…” (Qur’an 6:65): “It will indeed happen, though its fulfillment has not yet come.” Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan gharib.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The report says the punishment mentioned in Qur’an 6:65 would occur in the future; its interpretation had not yet been fulfilled at the time of the statement.