Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2870

Chapter: What Has Been Related About The Parable Of The Son Of Adam, His Lifespan And His Hope

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2870

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ‏ حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ‏ حَدَّثَنَا بَشِيرُ بْنُ الْمُهَاجِرِ، قَالَ‏ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا هَذِهِ وَمَا هَذِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَرَمَى بِحَصَاتَيْنِ ‏.‏ قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ هَذَاكَ الأَمَلُ وَهَذَاكَ الأَجَلُ ‏"

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buraidah:

from his father that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Do you know what the parable of this and this is?" - and he tossed two pebbles. They said: "Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) know better." He said: "This (the farther) one is hope, and this (closer) one is death."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2870).

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ) هُوَ الْإِمَامُ الْبُخَارِيُّ ( أَخْبَرَنَا خَلَّادُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ) اِبْنِ صَفْوَانَ السُّلَمِيُّ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْكُوفِيُّ نَزِيلُ مَكَّةَ صَدُوقٌ رُمِيَ بِالْإِرْجَاءِ وَهُوَ مِنْ كِبَارِ شُيُوخِ الْبُخَارِيِّ مِنْ التَّاسِعَةِ ( أَخْبَرَنَا بَشِيرُ بْنُ الْمُهَاجِرِ ) الْكُوفِيُّ الْغَنَوِيُّ بِالْمُعْجَمَةِ وَالنُّونِ صَدُوقٌ لَيِّنُ الْحَدِيثِ رُمِيَ بِالْإِرْجَاءِ مِنْ الْخَامِسَةِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( مَا مَثَلُ هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ ) أَيْ هَذِهِ الْحَصَاةِ وَهَذِهِ الْحَصَاةِ ( وَرَمَى بِحَصَاتَيْنِ ) أَيْ إِحْدَاهُمَا قَرِيبَةٌ وَالْأُخْرَى بَعِيدَةٌ وَالْجُمْلَةُ حَالِيَّةٌ ( هَذَاك ) أَصْلُهُ ذَا فَزِيدَتْ الْهَاءُ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَالْكَا…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 2870
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan	The chain only	No. 2870
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 2870
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 2870

On the same subject

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 576

The Prophet (ﷺ) drew up a square and in the middle of it he drew a line, the end of which jutted out beyond the square. Further across the middle line, he drew a number of smaller lines. Then he (ﷺ) said, "The figure represents man and the encircling square is the death which is encompassing him…

وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ خط النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خطا مربعا، وخط خطاً فى الوسط خارجاً منه، وخط خططاً صغاراً إلى هذا الذى فى الوسط من جانبه الذى فى الوسط، فقال‏:‏ “هذا الإنسان، وهذا أجله محيطا به -أو قد أحاط…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6418

The Prophet (ﷺ) drew a few lines and said, "This is (man's) hope, and this is the instant of his death, and while he is in this state (of hope), the nearer line (death) comes to Him."

هَذَا الأَمَلُ وَهَذَا أَجَلُهُ، فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ جَاءَهُ الْخَطُّ الأَقْرَبُ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 4231

“Do you know what this is?” They said: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said: “Man is the line in the middle, and these lines to his side are the sicknesses and problems that assail him from all places. If one misses him, another will befall him. The square is his life span, at his neck; and…

‏ ‏"‏ هَذَا الإِنْسَانُ الْخَطُّ الأَوْسَطُ وَهَذِهِ الْخُطُوطُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ الأَعْرَاضُ تَنْهَشُهُ أَوْ تَنْهَسُهُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَإِنْ أَخْطَأَهُ هَذَا أَصَابَهُ هَذَا وَالْخَطُّ الْمُرَبَّعُ الأَجَلُ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 4232

“This is the son of Adam, and this is his life span at his neck,’ then he spread his hand in front of him and said: ‘And there is his hope.”

‏ ‏"‏ هَذَا ابْنُ آدَمَ وَهَذَا أَجَلُهُ عِنْدَ قَفَاهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَبَسَطَ يَدَهُ أَمَامَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ وَثَمَّ أَمَلُهُ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 1 other version

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2454

'This is the son of Adam, and this is his life-span encircling him, and this one in the middle in the person, and these lines are his obstacles, if he escapes this one, this one ensnares him, and the line extending outside is his hope.'"

خَطَّ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَطًّا مُرَبَّعًا وَخَطَّ فِي وَسَطِ الْخَطِّ خَطًّا وَخَطَّ خَارِجًا مِنَ الْخَطِّ خَطًّا وَحَوْلَ الَّذِي فِي الْوَسَطِ خُطُوطًا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَذَا ابْنُ آدَمَ وَهَذَا…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Good chain (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 166

‘Abdallah b. Mas'ud told how God’s messenger drew a line for them and then said, “This is God’s path.” Thereafter he drew several lines on his right and left and said, “These are paths on each of which there is a devil who invites people to follow it.” And he recited, “And that this is my path…

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ خَطَّ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَطًّا ثُمَّ قَالَ: «هَذَا سَبِيلُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ خَطَّ خُطُوطًا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَقَالَ هَذِهِ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 3 other versions

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2870

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Scholars’ grades

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The Prophet (ﷺ) drew a few lines and said, "This is (man's) hope, and this is the instant of his death, and while he is in this state (of hope), the nearer line (death) comes to Him."

“This is the son of Adam, and this is his life span at his neck,’ then he spread his hand in front of him and said: ‘And there is his hope.”

'This is the son of Adam, and this is his life-span encircling him, and this one in the middle in the person, and these lines are his obstacles, if he escapes this one, this one ensnares him, and the line extending outside is his hope.'"

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The Prophet (ﷺ) drew a few lines and said, "This is (man's) hope, and this is the instant of his death, and while he is in this state (of hope), the nearer line (death) comes to Him."

“This is the son of Adam, and this is his life span at his neck,’ then he spread his hand in front of him and said: ‘And there is his hope.”

'This is the son of Adam, and this is his life-span encircling him, and this one in the middle in the person, and these lines are his obstacles, if he escapes this one, this one ensnares him, and the line extending outside is his hope.'"

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