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Sunan Ibn Majah 4327 (Book 37, Hadith 228) #33683
The Eternal Nature of Death

SUMMARY: Death will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and made to stand on the Sirat (the Bridge over Hell). It will be said that death is eternal wherever you are, and there will never be any death therein.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: 'Death will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and made to stand on the Sirat (the Bridge over Hell). It will be said: "O people of Paradise!" And they will look. Anxious and afraid lest they be brought out of the place they are in. Then it will be said: "O people of Hell!" and they will look, hoping that they will be brought out of the place they are in. Then it will be said: "Do you know what this is?" They will say: "Yes, this is Death". Then the command will be given for it to be slaughtered on the Sirat, and it will be said to both groups: "It is eternal wherever you are, and there will never be any death therein".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏ "‏ يُؤْتَى بِالْمَوْتِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيُوقَفُ عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ فَيُقَالُ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ ‏.‏ فَيَطَّلِعُونَ خَائِفِينَ وَجِلِينَ أَنْ يُخْرَجُوا مِنْ مَكَانِهِمُ الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ يَا أَهْلَ النَّارِ فَيَطَّلِعُونَ مُسْتَبْشِرِينَ فَرِحِينَ أَنْ يُخْرَجُوا مِنْ مَكَانِهِمُ الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ فَيُقَالُ هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ هَذَا قَالُوا نَعَمْ هَذَا الْمَوْتُ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَيُؤْمَرُ بِهِ فَيُذْبَحُ عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لِلْفَرِيقَيْنِ كِلاَهُمَا خُلُودٌ فِيمَا تَجِدُونَ لاَ مَوْتَ فِيهِ أَبَدًا

TOPICS
death  *  resurrection  *  mawt  *  qiyamah  *  sirat

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive towards righteousness so as not to end up in hell fire but rather attain paradise instead . Remember how precious life truly is here on earth as well as beyond it .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the nature of death and its role in the Day of Resurrection. On this day, death will be brought forth and made to stand on a bridge called Sirat. People from Paradise and Hellfire will look upon it with fear or hope respectively. They will then be asked if they know what it is, to which they answer yes - that it is death. Then, a command is given for it to be slaughtered on the bridge, signifying that no matter where one may find themselves in eternity - either in Paradise or Hellfire - there shall never again come a time when one has to face death again. This hadith teaches us about how we should live our lives here on earth; knowing that we have an eternity ahead of us after this life ends, we should strive towards righteousness so as not to end up in Hellfire but rather attain Paradise instead. We should also remember that no matter where we end up after this life ends, there shall never come a time when we have to face death again; thus reminding us how precious life truly is here on earth as well as beyond it.

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