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Jami' at-TirmidhiChapters on the description of the Day of Judgement, Ar-Riqaq, and Al-Wara'

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2498

Chapter: Regarding the Believer Recognizing the Gravity of His Sins

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2498

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

وَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ لَلَّهُ أَفْرَحُ بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ رَجُلٍ بِأَرْضٍ دَوِيَّةٍ مُهْلِكَةٍ مَعَهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ عَلَيْهَا زَادُهُ وَطَعَامُهُ وَشَرَابُهُ وَمَا يُصْلِحُهُ فَأَضَلَّهَا فَخَرَجَ فِي طَلَبِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَدْرَكَهُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى مَكَانِي الَّذِي أَضْلَلْتُهَا فِيهِ فَأَمُوتُ فِيهِ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ فَغَلَبَتْهُ عَيْنُهُ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ فَإِذَا رَاحِلَتُهُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ عَلَيْهَا طَعَامُهُ وَشَرَابُهُ وَمَا يُصْلِحُهُ ‏"

And the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:

"Allah is more pleased with the repentance of one of you that a man in a desolate, barren, destructive wasteland, who has his mount carrying his provisions, his food, and his drink and what he needs with him. Then it wanders away. So he goes to find it until he is on the brink of death. He says: 'I will return to the place where I lost it, to die.' So he returns to his place and his eyes become heavy (falling asleep). Then he awakens to find his mount at his head carrying his food, drink and what he needs."

Other chains report similar narrations.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2498) and Ahmad (No. 3447, 3449).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

( لَلَّهُ ) بِفَتْحِ اللَّامِ ( بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ ) أَيْ مِنْ الْمَعْصِيَةِ إِلَى الطَّاعَةِ. قَالَ الطِّيبِيُّ : لَمَّا صَوَّرَ حَالَةَ الْمُذْنِبِ بِتِلْكَ الصُّورَةِ الْفَظِيعَةِ أَشَارَ إِلَى أَنَّ الْمَلْجَأَ هُوَ التَّوْبَةُ وَالرُّجُوعُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى اِنْتَهَى. يَعْنِي فَحَصَلَتْ الْمُنَاسَبَةُ بَيْنَ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ مِنْ الْمَوْقُوفِ وَالْمَرْفُوعِ ( مِنْ رَجُلٍ ) مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِأَفْرَحَ ( بِأَرْضِ فَلَاةٍ ) قَالَ فِي الْقَامُوسِ : الْفَلَاةُ الْقَفْرُ أَوْ الْمَفَازَةُ لَا مَاءَ فِيهَا وَالصَّحْرَاءُ الْوَاسِعَةُ ( دَوِّيَّةٍ ) بِفَتْحِ الدَّالِ وَتَشْدِيدِ الْوَاوِ وَالْيَاءِ نِسْبَةً لِلدَّوِّ وَهِيَ الصَّحْرَاءُ الَّتِي لَا نَبَاتَ بِهَا ( مُهْلِكَةٍ ) بِفَتْحِ الْمِيم…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2498
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 2498
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2498

Other versions

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  • الزهد لهناد بن السري (888)لَلَّهُ أَفْرَحُ بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ رَجُلٍ بِأَرْضٍ دَوِيَّةٍ مَهْلِكَةٍ , مَعَهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ عَلَيْهَا زَادُهُ وَطَعَامُهُ وَشَرَابُهُ وَمَا يُصْلِحُهُ فَأَضَلَّهَا فَخَرَجَ فِي طَلَبِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَدْرَكَهُ الْمَوْتُ , قَالَ : أَرْجِعُ إِلَى مَكَانِي الَّذِي أَضْلَلْتُهَا فِيهِ فَأَمُو
  • ذم الهوى لابن الجوزي (468)لَلَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَفْرَحُ بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ رَجُلٍ خَرَجَ بِأَرْضٍ دَوِيَّةٍ مَهْلَكَةٍ ، مَعَهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ ، عَلَيْهَا طَعَامُهُ وَشَرَابُهُ وَزَادُهُ ، وَمَا يُصْلِحُهُ فَأَضَلَّهَا ، فَخَرَجَ فِي طَلَبِهَا ، حَتَّى إِذَا أَدْرَكَهُ الْمَوْتُ وَلَمْ يَجِدْهَا ، قَالَ : أَرْجِعُ إِلَ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (624)اللَّهُ أَفْرَحُ بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ رَجُلٍ بِأَرْضٍ دَوِّيَّةٍ مَهْلَكَةٍ ، وَمَعَهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ عَلَيْهَا زَادُهُ وَطَعَامُهُ وَمَا يُصْلِحُهُ ، فَأَضَلَّهَا ، فَخَرَجَ فِي طَلَبِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَدْرَكَهُ الْمَوْتُ ، قَالَ : أَرْجِعُ إِلَى مَكَانِي فَأَمُوتُ فِيهِ ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَى مَكَانِ

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