He who weeps out of fear of Allah, will not enter the Hell till the milk returns into the udder

Chapter: What Has Been Related About The Virtue Of Crying Out Of Fear Of Allah, Most High

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2311

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمَسْعُودِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ لاَ يَلِجُ النَّارَ رَجُلٌ بَكَى مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَعُودَ اللَّبَنُ فِي الضَّرْعِ وَلاَ يَجْتَمِعُ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ ‏"

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He who weeps out of fear of Allah, will not enter the Hell till the milk returns into the udder; and the dust raised while fighting in the path of Allah and the smoke of Hell will not come together."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2311, 1633), An-Nasa’i (No. 3107, 3108, 3109, 3110, 3111, 3112, 3113, 3114), Ibn Majah (No. 2774) and Ahmad (No. 7168, 8123, 8156, 9316, 10156).

Explanation

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) stated that the person who weeps out of fear of Allah will not enter the Hellfire, because fear of Allah usually arises from obedience to Him and refraining from sins. He used the metaphor "until milk returns into the udders" to indicate impossibility.

Similarly, the dust raised when someone is fighting for the sake of Allah will prevent him from being exposed to the smoke of the Hellfire, as they (that dust and that smoke) are two opposites, just as the worldly life and the Hereafter are two opposites.

Explanation in Arabic

أخبر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه لا يدخل النار من بكى من خشية الله؛ لأن الغالب من الخشية امتثال الطاعة واجتناب المعصية؛ حتى يعود اللبن في الضرع، وهذا من باب التعليق بالمحال.

ولا يجتمع على عبد غبار في سبيل الله ودخان جهنم، فكأنهما ضدان لا يجتمعان كما أن الدنيا والآخرة نقيضان.

أن البكاء خشية من الله تعالى يبعث على الاستقامة، فيكون وقاية من عذاب النار.
فضل الجهاد في سبيل الله.
الخوف من الله من أسباب النجاة من النار.

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ) بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ الْكُوفِيِّ الْمَسْعُودِيِّ صَدُوقٌ اِخْتَلَطَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ , وَضَابِطُهُ أَنَّ مَنْ سَمِعَ مِنْهُ بِبَغْدَادَ فَبَعْدَ الِاخْتِلَاطِ مِنْ السَّابِعَةِ كَذَا فِي التَّقْرِيبِ... وَقَالَ فِي تَهْذِيبِ التَّهْذِيبِ : قَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ الْيَوْمَ الَّذِي اِخْتَلَطَ فِيهِ الْمَسْعُودِيُّ , كُنَّا عِنْدَهُ وَهُوَ يُعَزَّى فِي اِبْنٍ لَهُ إِذْ جَاءَهُ إِنْسَانٌ فَقَالَ غُلَامُك أَخَذَ مِنْ مَالِكِ عَشْرَةَ آلَافٍ وَهَرَبَ , فَفَرَغَ وَقَامَ فَدَخَلَ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا وَقَدْ اِخْتَلَطَ اِنْتَهَى. ( عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ) بْنِ ع…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 2311
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2311
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2311
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 2311

Grades of other versions (6)

AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح لغيره — صحيح الترغيب (1269)
AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح لغيره — صحيح الترغيب (3324)
AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح النسائي (3108)
AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح الترمذي (1633)
Authentic chainAl-Mundhiri إسناده صحيح أو حسن أو ما قاربهما — الترغيب والترهيب (4/190)
Authentic chainAl-Mundhiri إسناده صحيح أو حسن أو ما قاربهما — الترغيب والترهيب (2/242)

Other versions

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1633

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A man who wept out of the fear of Allah shall not enter the Fire until the milk returns to the udder; and dust in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell shall not come together." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. Muhammad bin 'Abdur-Rahman is…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 3107

"No man who weeps for fear of Allah will be touched by the Fire until the milk goes back into the udders. And the dust (of Jihad) in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell, will never be combined in the nostrils of a Muslim."

لاَ يَبْكِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ فَتَطْعَمَهُ النَّارُ حَتَّى يُرَدَّ اللَّبَنُ فِي الضَّرْعِ وَلاَ يَجْتَمِعُ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ فِي مَنْخَرَىْ مُسْلِمٍ أَبَدًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 3108

"No man will enter the Fire who weeps for fear of Allah, Most High, until the milk goes back into the udders. And the dust (of Jihad) in the cause of Allah, and the smoke of Hell will never be combined."

"‏ لاَ يَلِجُ النَّارَ رَجُلٌ بَكَى مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى حَتَّى يَعُودَ اللَّبَنُ فِي الضَّرْعِ وَلاَ يَجْتَمِعُ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانُ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Good (hasan) Sunan an-Nasa'i 3109

"Two will never be gathered together in the Fire: A Muslim who killed a disbeliever then tried his best and did not deviate. And two will never be gathered together in the lungs of a believer: Dust in the cause of Allah, and the odor of Hell. And two will never be gathered in the heart of a salve…

"‏ لاَ يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي النَّارِ مُسْلِمٌ قَتَلَ كَافِرًا ثُمَّ سَدَّدَ وَقَارَبَ وَلاَ يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي جَوْفِ مُؤْمِنٍ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَفَيْحُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلاَ يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي قَلْبِ عَبْدٍ الإِيمَانُ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3110

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The dust in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never be combined in the lungs of a slave, and the stinginess and faith can never be combined in a slave's heart."

"‏ لاَ يَجْتَمِعُ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ فِي جَوْفِ عَبْدٍ أَبَدًا وَلاَ يَجْتَمِعُ الشُّحُّ وَالإِيمَانُ فِي قَلْبِ عَبْدٍ أَبَدًا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3111

"The dust in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never be combined in a man's face, and stinginess and faith can never be combined in a slave's heart."

"‏ لاَ يَجْتَمِعُ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ فِي وَجْهِ رَجُلٍ أَبَدًا وَلاَ يَجْتَمِعُ الشُّحُّ وَالإِيمَانُ فِي قَلْبِ عَبْدٍ أَبَدًا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3112

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The dust in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never be combined in a slave's lungs, and stinginess and faith can never be combined in a slave's heart.'"

"‏ لاَ يَجْتَمِعُ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ فِي جَوْفِ عَبْدٍ وَلاَ يَجْتَمِعُ الشُّحُّ وَالإِيمَانُ فِي جَوْفِ عَبْدٍ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3113

"The dust in the cause of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and the smoke of Hell will never be combined in the nostrils of a Muslim."

"‏ لاَ يَجْتَمِعُ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ فِي مَنْخَرَىْ مُسْلِمٍ أَبَدًا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3114

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The dust in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never be combined in the nostrils of a Muslim, and stinginess and faith will never be combined in a Muslim man's heart.'"

"‏ لاَ يَجْتَمِعُ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ فِي مَنْخَرَىْ مُسْلِمٍ وَلاَ يَجْتَمِعُ شُحٌّ وَإِيمَانٌ فِي قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2774

“The dust (of Jihad) in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never be combined in the interior of a Muslim.”

"‏ لاَ يَجْتَمِعُ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ فِي جَوْفِ عَبْدٍ مُسْلِمٍ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 7168