سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب صلاة الاستسقاءThe Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa)
باب السُّجُودِ عِنْدَ الآيَاتِChapter: Prostrating At Times Of Calamities.
Hadith 1197
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي صَفْوَانَ الثَّقَفِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلْمُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ أَبَانَ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، قَالَ : قِيلَ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ : مَاتَتْ فُلَانَةُ بَعْضُ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَرَّ سَاجِدًا ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : أَتَسْجُدُ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ ؟ فَقَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ آيَةً فَاسْجُدُوا " ، وَأَيُّ آيَةٍ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَهَابِ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ .
Ikrimah said: Ibn Abbas was informed that so-and-so, a certain wife of the Prophet ﷺ, had died. He fell down prostrating himself. He was questioned: Why do you prostrate yourself this moment? He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When you see a portent (an accident), prostrate yourselves. And which portent (accident) can be greater than the death of a wife of the Prophet ﷺ.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1197. Commentary:
The loss of righteous and pious individuals from a household or society is a great calamity, yet few people are aware of this. In any case, it is obligatory that in every circumstance one should turn towards Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.
The loss of righteous and pious individuals from a household or society is a great calamity, yet few people are aware of this. In any case, it is obligatory that in every circumstance one should turn towards Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1197
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
In this hadith, or in other ahadith in similar contexts, the word "ayah" is used in the sense of a dreadful punishment or a calamity from the heavens,
the purpose of which is to instill fear in the servants (of Allah).
Thus, the noble wives (azwaj mutahharat) were a source of blessing in this world,
and with their departure, the blessing is removed,
and this is a matter that is fearful.
1:
In this hadith, or in other ahadith in similar contexts, the word "ayah" is used in the sense of a dreadful punishment or a calamity from the heavens,
the purpose of which is to instill fear in the servants (of Allah).
Thus, the noble wives (azwaj mutahharat) were a source of blessing in this world,
and with their departure, the blessing is removed,
and this is a matter that is fearful.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3891
