حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ , أَنْبَأَنَا
اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ , عَنْ
ابْنِ الْهَادِ , عَنْ
مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ , عَنْ
أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ , عَنْ
طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ , أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ بَلِيٍّ قَدِمَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , وَكَانَ إِسْلَامُهُمَا جَمِيعًا , فَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا مِنَ الْآخَرِ , فَغَزَا الْمُجْتَهِدُ مِنْهُمَا فَاسْتُشْهِدَ , ثُمَّ مَكَثَ الْآخَرُ بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ , قَالَ طَلْحَةُ : فَرَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ , إِذَا أَنَا بِهِمَا فَخَرَجَ خَارِجٌ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ , فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ الْآخِرَ مِنْهُمَا , ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي اسْتُشْهِدَ , ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ , فَقَالَ : ارْجِعْ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ يَأْنِ لَكَ بَعْدُ , فَأَصْبَحَ طَلْحَةُ يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ النَّاسَ فَعَجِبُوا لِذَلِكَ , فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَحَدَّثُوهُ الْحَدِيثَ , فَقَالَ : " مِنْ أَيِّ ذَلِكَ تَعْجَبُونَ " , فَقَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , هَذَا كَانَ أَشَدَّ الرَّجُلَيْنِ اجْتِهَادًا ثُمَّ اسْتُشْهِدَ , وَدَخَلَ هَذَا الْآخِرُ الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَهُ , فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَلَيْسَ قَدْ مَكَثَ هَذَا بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً " , قَالُوا : بَلَى , قَالَ : " وَأَدْرَكَ رَمَضَانَ , فَصَامَ وَصَلَّى كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنْ سَجْدَةٍ فِي السَّنَةِ " , قَالُوا : بَلَى , قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " فَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا أَبْعَدُ مِمَّا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ " .
´It was narrated from Talhah bin ‘Ubaidullah that two men from Bali came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). They had become Muslim together, but one of them used to strive harder than the other. The one who used to strive harder went out to fight and was martyred. The other one stayed for a year longer, then he passed away. Talhah said:` “I saw in a dream that I was at the gate of Paradise and I saw them (those two men). Someone came out of Paradise and admitted the one who had died last, then he came out and admitted the one who had been martyred. Then he came back to me and said: ‘Go back, for your time has not yet come.’” The next morning, Talhah told the people of that and they were amazed. News of that reached the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and they told him the story. He said: “Why are you so amazed at that?” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, the first one was the one who strove harder, then he was martyred, but the other one was admitted to Paradise before him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Did he not stay behind for a year?” They said: “Yes.” He said: “And did not Ramadan come and he fasted, and he offered such and such prayers during that year?” They said: “Yes.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The difference between them is greater than the difference between heaven and earth.”
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Sometimes, a dream means exactly what is seen in the dream, as the Companions understood this dream literally and did not consider any other interpretation. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) also affirmed their understanding.
➋ For a believer, a long life is a mercy, provided that he is granted the ability to perform good deeds.
➌ The reward for prayers and fasting over a long period can be greater than the reward of martyrdom (shahadah), but there are some special rewards for the martyr that are not granted to others.
➍ In this hadith, there is the glad tidings of Paradise for these two Companions, and also for Talhah (radi Allahu anhu). In any case, Talhah (radi Allahu anhu) is among the ‘Asharah Mubasharah (the ten given glad tidings of Paradise), whom the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) named and gave the glad tidings of Paradise.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3925
Hafiz Mahfooz Ahmad
➊ To drink the cup of martyrdom for the sake of the exaltation of Allah’s religion is an act of great honor, from which one can in no way turn away. The meaning of this hadith is certainly not that jihad should be abandoned; rather, this hadith highlights the importance of prayer and fasting. It is noteworthy that one man was martyred, and another, who died a natural death one year after his martyrdom, entered Paradise before him. The reason for this was the fasting of one Ramadan and the obligatory and supererogatory prayers (salat) of one year. Thus, it is understood that life is a trust from Allah, and as much as possible, fasting (sawm), prayer (salat), and other righteous deeds should be performed in it. And when the need for jihad arises, one should not refrain from putting one’s wealth and life at risk.
➋ In “Silsilah Ahadith Sahihah,” Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has cited the words from Ibn Hibban: “And he did not perform the six thousand obligatory (prayer) units (rak‘ahs) and so many more supererogatory units (rak‘ahs) of one year.”
➌ The Islamic month is sometimes (29) days and sometimes (30) days. If it is assumed that six months of the year are (29, 29) days and six months are (30, 30) days, then the total days in a year become (354). While the number of obligatory prayer units (rak‘ahs) in five daily prayers in one day is (17), in this way, the total obligatory prayer units in a year become (6018). However, due to the months being (29) or (30) days, there can be a difference in the count, which is why the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam mentioned (6000) units (rak‘ahs).
Source: Silsilah Ahadith Sahihah: Commentary by Muhammad Mahfooz Ahmad, Page: 482