Encyclopedia of Translated Hadiths (HadeethEnc) · The Creed
Number: 65040
If Allah decreed that someone should die in a certain land, He makes for him a reason to go there
عَنْ مَطَرِ بْنِ عُكَامِسٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَمُوتَ بِأَرْضٍ جَعَلَ لَهُ إِلَيْهَا حَاجَةً».
Matar ibn ‘Ukāmis reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If Allah decreed that someone should die in a certain land, He makes for him a reason to go there."
Translation by HadeethEnc.com
Grade[Authentic][Narrated by At-Tirmidhi]
Explanation
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) relates that if Allah decrees and predestines that someone should die in a certain land where he does not exist, He makes a reason for him to go there, and so he goes and dies there.
Benefits of the hadith
- The Hadīth confirms the verse that reads: {nor does any soul know in which land it will die.}
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