Qur’an Becomes Your Witness
📖Sunan Ibn Majah 3781
It was narrated from Ibn Buraidah that his father told that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: “The Quran will come on the Day of Resurrection, like a pale man, and will say: ‘I am the one that kept you awake at night and made you thirsty during the day.”
Imagine this:
You spent nights praying, reciting the Qur’an, your eyes tired, your body aching, but you kept going, On the Day of Judgment, it’s not a man or book walking up to speak, Instead, your own actions step forward, your dedication, your recitation, your fasting.
It’s as if your effort says:
“I am the Qur’an in your life.
I am the reason you stayed awake while others slept.
I am the hunger you endured in Ramadan.
I am not a man, I am your sacrifice.
And today, I stand for you.”
What It Means:
When the Hadith says, “The Qur’an will come like a pale man…”
It doesn’t mean the physical Qur’an becomes a human being. The Hadith itself says the Qur’an will come like a pale man, not as a pale man.
The word “like” signifies a comparison, it means the effect of the Qur’an on your life, your sacrifices, the late nights spent in worship, and the thirst endured during fasting will appear as testimony.
If it had said “as a”, it would imply the Qur’an literally becomes a human being, which is not the case.
Like your actions are saying:
“This person lived me, followed me, and now I speak for them.”
Quranic Context:
📖Quran 69:19-21
Then as for the one who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, ‘Here, read my record! Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account.’ So he will be in a pleasant life.”
Meaning: The believer who followed the Qur’an and lived righteously will be proud to show his deeds, they will speak for him.
📖Quran 17:13-14
And We have fastened every man’s deeds to his neck, and on the Day of Resurrection We will bring forth for him a book which he will find wide open, [It will be said:] ‘Read your book. You yourself are sufficient as a reckoner against you this Day.'”
Meaning: Your own deeds, recorded fully, will speak. You won’t need a lawyer. Your actions will become your witness.
So, linking it with the Hadith:
When it says “The Qur’an will come like a pale man…”, it’s symbolic, It means your Qur’an-based actions, recorded in your book of deeds, will appear like a loyal companion, testifying that you lived by it.