Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said that there was a person who used to walk with pride because of his thick hair and fine mantles. He was made to sink in the earth and he would go on sinking in the earth until the Last Hour would come.
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This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) but with a different chain of transmitters.
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Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There was a person who walked with pride because of his (fine) mantles and well pleased with his personality. Allah made him sink in the earth and he would go on sinking in that until the Day of Resurrection.
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This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) but with a slight variation of wording: While there was a man who strutted in his two mantles.
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Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There was a person (living before you) who took pride in his cloak,the rest of the hadith is the same.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Jummah:
Hair that falls from the head onto the shoulders.
(2)
Yatajajjal:
He is sinking continuously with movement.
Benefits and Issues:
According to Imam Suhayli rahimahullah, the one who was swallowed up is the wild Persian Iranian animal called "Hayran," and according to an extremely weak narration, it is Qarun.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5465
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
This was a person from Qarun or from the region of Hezan Fars.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5789