Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2585
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَرَأَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ: (اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلاَ تَمُوتُنَّ إِلاَّ وَأَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ ) قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَوْ أَنَّ قَطْرَةً مِنَ الزَّقُّومِ قُطِرَتْ فِي دَارِ الدُّنْيَا لأَفْسَدَتْ عَلَى أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا مَعَايِشَهُمْ فَكَيْفَ بِمَنْ يَكُونُ طَعَامَهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah recited the verse: ‘Be mindful of Allah as He deserves, and do not die except as Muslims.’ The Messenger of Allah then said: ‘If even a drop of zaqqum were to fall into the abode of this world, it would ruin the livelihood of its people; so what will it be like for one whose food it is?’ Abu ‘Isa said: ‘This hadith is hasan sahih.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The hadith quotes the Quranic verse and then compares a single drop of zaqqum in this world with the plight of those for whom it is food.