سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الجهادJihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)
باب فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى { وَلاَ تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ }Chapter: Regarding The Saying Of Allah, The Mighty And Sublime: And Do Not Throw Yourself Into Destruction.
Hadith 2512
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ حَيْوَةَ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ ، وَابْنِ لَهِيعَةَ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ أَسْلَمَ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ ، قَالَ : غَزَوْنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ نُرِيدُ الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةَ ، وَعَلَى الْجَمَاعَةِ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ ، وَالرُّومُ مُلْصِقُو ظُهُورِهِمْ بِحَائِطِ الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَحَمَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى الْعَدُوِّ ، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ : مَهْ مَهْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يُلْقِي بِيَدَيْهِ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ : إِنَّمَا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِينَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ لَمَّا نَصَرَ اللَّهُ نَبِيَّهُ وَأَظْهَرَ الْإِسْلَامَ قُلْنَا : هَلُمَّ نُقِيمُ فِي أَمْوَالِنَا وَنُصْلِحُهَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : وَأَنْفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ سورة البقرة آية 195 ، فَالْإِلْقَاءُ بِالْأَيْدِي إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ أَنْ نُقِيمَ فِي أَمْوَالِنَا وَنُصْلِحَهَا وَنَدَعَ الْجِهَادَ ، قَالَ أَبُو عِمْرَانَ : فَلَمْ يَزَلْ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ يُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى دُفِنَ .
Narrated Abu Ayyub: Abu Imran said: We went out on an expedition from Madina with the intention of (attacking) Constantinople. Abdur Rahman ibn Khalid ibn al-Walid was the leader of the company. The Romans were just keeping their backs to the walls of the city. A man (suddenly) attacked the enemy. Thereupon the people said: Stop! Stop! There is no god but Allah. He is putting himself into danger. Abu Ayyub said: This verse was revealed about us, the group of the Ansar (the Helpers). When Allah helped His Prophet ﷺ and gave Islam dominance, we said (i. e. thought): Come on! Let us stay in our property and improve it. Thereupon Allah, the Exalted, revealed, "And spend of your substance in the cause of Allah, and make not your hands contribute to (your destruction)". To put oneself into danger means that we stay in our property and commit ourselves to its improvement, and abandon fighting (i. e. jihad). Abu Imran said: Abu Ayyub continued to strive in the cause of Allah until he (died and) was buried in Constantinople.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
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The Qur'an should be understood in the light of the authentic hadith reports regarding the circumstances of revelation (shan-e-nuzul). To disregard this is absolutely incorrect.
However, the circumstance of revelation (shan-e-nuzul) is not established for every single verse.
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From the above explanation, it becomes clear that immersion in worldly occupations and turning away from jihad are themselves causes of destruction, whether individuals are guilty of this or entire nations.
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The Qur'an should be understood in the light of the authentic hadith reports regarding the circumstances of revelation (shan-e-nuzul). To disregard this is absolutely incorrect.
However, the circumstance of revelation (shan-e-nuzul) is not established for every single verse.
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From the above explanation, it becomes clear that immersion in worldly occupations and turning away from jihad are themselves causes of destruction, whether individuals are guilty of this or entire nations.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2512
