What Has Been Related About 'There Will Be A Fitnah Like A Portion Of The Dark Night'
Darussalam · Volume 4
31. Chapters On Al-Fitan From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 63
Source no. 2196 · Volume 5 · Page 196
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2196. Umm Salamah narrated: "One night the Prophet ﷺ awoke and said, 'Subhān Allāh! How many Fitan (trials and afflictions) have descended tonight, and how many treasures have been disclosed? Who will awaken the women sleeping in these dwellings? O! How many are clothed in this world, yet naked in the Hereafter.” (Ṣaḥīḥ) This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
٢١٩٦ - حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ هِنْدَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، «أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَيْقَظَ لَيْلَةً فَقَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَاذَا أُنْزِلَ اللَّيْلَةَ مِنَ الْفِتْنَةِ»، مَاذَا أُنْزِلَ مِنَ الْخَزَائِنِ، مَنْ يُوقِظُ صَوَاحِبَ الْحُجُرَاتِ، يَا رُبَّ كَاسِيَةٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا عَارِيَةٍ فِي الْآخِرَةِ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ.
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The Hadīth has three possible interpretations. (1) Passion for glamour and ostentation is generally quite strong among women. Hence the saying that many of them make claims of virtuosity and piety although the claims are hollow. They shall, therefore, rise up on the Day of Judgement shorn of the garment of piety. (ii) They put on fineries in this world but hardly ever give thanks to Allāh for that. They shall, therefore, rise up undressed in the Hereafter. (iii) They don dresses that reveal more than they cover of their bodies. That is why they shall be raised up naked in the Hereafter. And they say it means other than this of what is similar. Allāh knows best.