In the narration below, is the correct word, ‘mouth’ or ‘stomach’?
If there was one valley full of gold for the son of Adam, he would long for a second valley, and nothing would fill the stomach/mouth of the son of Adam but sand (of the grave).
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Answer
This hadith is reported by various Sahabah (radiyallahu’anhum) with varied wordings, all of which are authentically recorded.
In Sahih Bukhari alone, the following words appear in separate versions:
stomach (البطن), eye (العين) and mouth (الفم), each one in place of the other.
(Sahih Bukhari, hadith numbers: 6436-6439)
The commentators mention that, although most of the narrations mention the stomach, the purpose of these wordings is the same; to show that man will never be satisfied till death (as man’s eyes, mouth and stomach are all covered by the sand in the grave)
(Fathul Bari, hadith: 6436 & Faidul Qadir, hadith: 7476)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,
Answered by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar