Hadith 2792

This hadith is listed as number 7057 in Maktaba Shamila

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ جَدِّي ، حَدَّثَنِي خَالِدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " تَكُونُ الْأَرْضُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ خُبْزَةً وَاحِدَةً يَكْفَؤُهَا الْجَبَّارُ بِيَدِهِ ، كَمَا يَكْفَأُ أَحَدُكُمْ خُبْزَتَهُ فِي السَّفَرِ نُزُلًا لِأَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ " ، قَالَ : فَأَتَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْيَهُودِ ، فَقَال : بَارَكَ الرَّحْمَنُ عَلَيْكَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ، أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِنُزُلِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ؟ قَالَ بَلَى ، قَالَ : تَكُونُ الْأَرْضُ خُبْزَةً وَاحِدَةً ، كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ ، قَالَ : " أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِإِدَامِهِمْ ؟ ، قَالَ : بَلَى ، قَالَ : " إِدَامُهُمْ بَالَامُ وَنُونٌ ، قَالُوا : وَمَا هَذَا ؟ ، قَالَ : ثَوْرٌ وَنُونٌ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ زَائِدَةِ كَبِدِهِمَا سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا " .
Abu al-Sa'id Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that the earth would turn to be one single bread on the Day of Resurrection and the Almighty would turn it in His hand as one of you turns a loaf while on a journey. It would be a feast arranged in the honour of the people of Paradise. He (the narrator) further narrated that a person from among the Jews came and he said: Abu al-Qasim, may the Compassionate Lord be pleased with you! May I inform you about the feast arranged in honour of the people of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection? He said: Do it, of course. He said: The earth would become one single bread. Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) looked towards us and laughed until his molar teeth became visible. He then again said: May I inform you about that with which they would season it? He said: Do it, of course. He said: Their seasoning would be balim and fish. The Companions of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: What is this balam? He said: Ox and fish from whose excessive livers seventy thousand people would be able to eat.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب صفة القيامة والجنة والنار / 2792
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: This hadith establishes that, on the Day of Resurrection, for those who will enter Paradise, the earth will be made like bread, and they will eat it along with the meat of oxen and fish, so that in the plain of gathering (Mahshar) they will be protected from hunger. Allah, exalted is He, will turn it over with His own hand, spreading it out like bread, so that eating it becomes easy.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 7057
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Benefits and Issues:
This hadith is present in [صحيح مسلم:2792،7057، مسند عبد بن حميد:962، شرح السنه للبغوي:114،113/15 ح4306 وقال:هذا حديث متفق على صحته، البعث لا بي عوانه اتحاف المهرة:330/5 ح5491] and [التوحيد لابن خزيمه:ص73،74 ح98].
In this, the meaning of «يتكفؤها الجبار بيده...» is that the Compeller (Allah) will turn it over with His hand just as one of you turns over bread on a dining cloth.
In this hadith, the attribute of Allah, «يد» (hand), is affirmed, and by means of an example, it is explained that the earth will become flat instead of round. In this hadith, Allah, exalted is He, is by no means likened to the creation, but the objector has written:
SA "But Imam Bukhari, in his Sahih, says that Allah, like the servants, will cook bread with His hand and feed it to the people of Paradise... (p. 21)" EA Multani's statement is a blatant lie. In the mentioned hadith, there is absolutely no mention of Allah cooking bread.
Source: Tawfiq al-Bari fi Tatbiq al-Qur'an wa Sahih Bukhari, Page: 31
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Allahu Akbar, what a magnificent and exalted blessing with which the guests will be honored.
"Balam" is a Hebrew word; its meaning as "ox" is correct, and "nun" refers to fish—this is an Arabic word.
In the Noble Qur'an as well, this word is used for fish.
The aforementioned seventy thousand are those people who will enter Paradise without reckoning.
Allahumma aj‘alna minhum, Ameen.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 6520