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Sunan Ibn Majah 1573 (Book 6, Hadith 141) #30925
Telling Idolaters About Hell-Fire

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ gave a Bedouin the task of informing idolaters of Hell-fire, and the Bedouin later became Muslim.

It was narrated from Salim that his father said: "A Bedouin came to the Prophet and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my father used to uphold the ties of kinship, and so and so forth, where is he?’ He said: 'In the Fire.’ It was as if he found that difficult to bear. Then he said: 'O Messenger of Allah. Where is your father?’ The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whenever you pass by the grave of an idolater, give him the tidings of Hell-fire.’ The Bedouin later became Muslim, and he said: 'The Messenger of Allah gave me a difficult task. I never passed the grave of an idolater but I gave him the tidings of Hell-fire.’"
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ الْبَخْتَرِيِّ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ ـ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبِي كَانَ يَصِلُ الرَّحِمَ وَكَانَ وَكَانَ. فَأَيْنَ هُوَ قَالَ ‏"‏ فِي النَّارِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَأَنَّهُ وَجَدَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيْنَ أَبُوكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏"‏ حَيْثُمَا مَرَرْتَ بِقَبْرِ كَافِرٍ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِالنَّارِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَسْلَمَ الأَعْرَابِيُّ بَعْدُ وَقَالَ لَقَدْ كَلَّفَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ تَعَبًا مَا مَرَرْتُ بِقَبْرِ كَافِرٍ إِلاَّ بَشَّرْتُهُ بِالنَّارِ

TOPICS
prophet  *  hellfire  *  idolater  *  nabi  *  nar  *  mushrik

QUICK LESSONS:
Uphold ties of kinship , Inform people about Islam , Be patient when faced with difficulties on one's faith journey .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a Bedouin who came to the Prophet and asked him where his father was. The Prophet told him that he was in the Fire. This made it seem like it was difficult for him to accept. Then he asked where the Prophet's father was and he replied by telling him to give tidings of Hell-fire whenever he passed by an idolater's grave. After this, the Bedouin became Muslim and said that this task given by the Prophet was difficult for him. This hadith teaches us that we should uphold ties of kinship as well as inform people about Islam even if it is difficult for us to do so. We should also be patient when faced with difficulties in our faith journey as Allah will reward us for our efforts in due time.

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