If Allah decreed that someone should die in a certain land, He makes for him a reason to go there
Narrator in the source: Matar ibn ‘Ukāmis reported: The Messenger of Allah
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."- Grade in the source
- Authentic
- Reported by
- Narrated by At-Tirmidhi
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 65040 ↗
Original Arabic wording
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».Understand this hadith
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.
Lessons from the hadith
- The Hadīth confirms the verse that reads: {nor does any soul know in which land it will die.}
References (original Arabic)
سنن الترمذي (4/ 23) (2146)، تحفة الأحوذي (6/ 299).