Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sahih al-Bukhari, 3200
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Chain of narration · Isnād

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Narrated by Masdad bin Masrhadfrom'Abdul 'Aziz bin al-MukhtarfromAbu Salama bin 'Abdur RahmanfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ مُكَوَّرَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The sun and the moon will be folded up (deprived of their light) on the Day of Resurrection."

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ الْمُخْتَارِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الدَّانَاجُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 59, Hadith 11
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 4, Book 54, Hadith 422 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
Allah, Exalted is He, the Truth and the Sovereign, is the only one worthy and deserving of our worship and glorification, and it is Him, the only God, to whom our worship and deeds must be devoted. He is the Creator of everything and under His will and power falls everything in this cosmos; hence, it is invalid for a person to worship anything other than Him or beside Him. In this hadeeth, the Prophet ﷺ informs us that the sun and moon will be folded up on the Day of Judgment,i.e. they will be deprived of their light.It is said that they will be folded up and then thrown into Hellfire to debunk and scold those who worshipped them in this worldly life, so they know their worship of them was invalid and false. It is said that they were created from Hellfire; thus, they will return to it on the Day of Judgment. However, placing them in Hellfire does not mean they are punished there, for Allah, Exalted is He, has created angels for Hellfire to punish the dwellers of Hellfire. This hadeeth highlights the Might and Power of Allah to bring creation into existence and terminate the existence of the creation. It shows that all created beings are subject to Allah, Most High. .
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