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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Repentance

On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will deliver to every Muslim a Jew or a Christian and say: This is your ransom from Hellfire

Chapter: The Acceptance Of The Repentance Of The One Who Kills, Even If He Has Killed A Great Deal

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2767a

Narrator:Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي، بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ دَفَعَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ يَهُودِيًّا أَوْ نَصْرَانِيًّا فَيَقُولُ هَذَا فَكَاكُكَ مِنَ النَّارِ ‏"

Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will deliver to every Muslim a Jew or a Christian and say: 'This is your ransom from Hellfire.'"

Another narration reads: "On the Day of Resurrection, there will come people from the Muslims with sins as huge as mountains, and Allah will forgive them."

Reported by Muslim (No. 2767a).

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Explanation

The meaning of this Hadīth is explained in the report of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) which reads: "Each person has an abode in Paradise and an abode in Hell. If the believer enters Paradise, the disbeliever in Hell will take his place in it, because he deserves that due to his disbelief."

"This is your ransom from the Hellfire" means that you were exposed to the risk of entering Hell, but this is your ransom. This is because Allah, the Almighty, decreed a number of inmates to enter Hell and fill it. When the disbelievers enter it because of their disbelief and sins, they will become like ransom for the Muslims. Allah knows best.

Explanation in Arabic

مَعنَاهُ مَا جَاءَ في حديث أَبي هريرة - رضي الله عنه: «لِكُلِّ أَحَدٍ مَنْزلٌ في الجَنَّةِ، وَمَنْزِلٌ في النَّارِ، فَالمُؤْمِنُ إِذَا دَخَلَ الجَنَّةَ خَلَفَهُ الكَافِرُ في النَّارِ؛ لأنَّهُ مُسْتَحِقٌّ لِذَلِكَ بِكفْرِهِ» ومعنى «فِكَاكُكَ»: أنَّكَ كُنْتَ مُعَرَّضًا لِدُخُولِ النَّارِ، وَهَذَا فِكَاكُكَ؛ لأنَّ الله تَعَالَى، قَدَّرَ للنَّارِ عَدَدًا يَمْلَؤُهَا، فَإذَا دَخَلَهَا الكُفَّارُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَكُفْرِهِمْ، صَارُوا في مَعنَى الفِكَاك للمُسْلِمِينَ، والله أعلم".

  • أن الله يغفر ذنوب المسلمين بفضله ويسقطها عنهم، ويضع على الكفار مثلها بكفرهم وذنوبهم، فيدخلهم النار بعملهم؛ لأن الكفار هم العاملون بمعصية الله والداعون لها غالبا.
  • تشريف الله عز وجل لهذه الأمة.
  • هوان اليهود والنصارى الذين حرفوا كلام الله، وقتلوا رسله، ولذلك هم قرابين يُفتدى بهم المسلمون.

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( إِذَا كَانَ يَوْم الْقِيَامَة دَفَعَ اللَّه تَعَالَى إِلَى كُلّ مُسْلِم يَهُودِيًّا أَوْ نَصْرَانِيًّا فَيَقُول هَذَا فَكَاكُكَ مِنْ النَّار ) وَفِي رِوَايَة : ( لَا يَمُوت رَجُل مُسْلِم إِلَّا أَدْخَلَ اللَّه مَكَانه النَّار يَهُودِيًّا أَوْ نَصْرَانِيًّا ) وَفِي رِوَايَة ( يَجِيء يَوْم الْقِيَامَة نَاس مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِذُنُوبٍ أَمْثَال الْجِبَال فَيَغْفِرهَا اللَّه لَهُمْ وَيَضَعهَا عَلَى الْيَهُود وَالنَّصَارَى ). ( الْفَكَاك ) بِفَتْحِ الْفَاء وَكَسْرهَا الْفَتْح أَفْصَح وَأَشْهَر , وَهُوَ : الْخَلَاص وَالْفِدَاء. وَمَعْنَى هَذَا الْحَدِيث مَا جَاءَ فِي حَدِيث أَبِي هُرَيْرَة لِكُلِّ أَحَد مَنْزِل فِي الْجَنَّة وَمَنْزِل فِي النَّار. فَالْ…

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Scholars’ grades

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Muslimd. 261 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح مسلم No. 2767

Other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 432

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will deliver to every Muslim, a Jew or a Christian and say: 'This is your ransom from Hell-fire."' Another narration is: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "There would come people amongst the Muslims on the Day of Resurrection with sins as…

وعن أبي موسى الأشعري، رضي الله عنه، قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ إذا كان يوم القيامة دفع الله إلى كل مسلم يهودياً أونصرانياً فيقول‏:‏ هذا فكاكك من النار‏"‏‏.‏ وفي رواية عنه عن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم…

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 5552

Abu Musa reported God's messenger as saying that when the day of resurrection comes God will hand a Jew or a Christian to every Muslim and say, "This is your means of release from hell." Muslim transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ دَفَعَ اللَّهُ إِلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ يَهُودِيًّا أَوْ نَصْرَانِيًّا فَيَقُولُ: هَذَا فِكَاكُكَ مِنَ…

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

On the same subject

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2767b

No Muslim would die but Allah would admit in his stead a Jew or a Christian in Hell-Fire. 'Umar b. Abd al-'Aziz took an oath: By One besides Whom there is no god but He, thrice that his father had narrated that to him from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).

لاَ يَمُوتُ رَجُلٌ مُسْلِمٌ إِلاَّ أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ مَكَانَهُ النَّارَ يَهُودِيًّا أَوْ نَصْرَانِيًّا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari + 3 other versions

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 4292

“This nation has been granted mercy (in the Hereafter) and its torment (in this world) is at the hands of one another. When the Day of Resurrection comes, each Muslim man will be given a man from among the idolaters and it will be said: ‘This is your ransom from the Fire.’”

"‏ إِنَّ هَذِهِ أُمَّةٌ مَرْحُومَةٌ عَذَابُهَا بِأَيْدِيهَا فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ دُفِعَ إِلَى كُلِّ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَيُقَالُ هَذَا فِدَاؤُكَ مِنَ النَّارِ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

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