سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الجهادJihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)
باب فِي الْقَوْمِ يُسَافِرُونَ يُؤَمِّرُونَ أَحَدَهُمْChapter: A Group Of People Traveling Together Putting One Of Them In Charge.
Hadith 2609
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ بَحْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " إِذَا كَانَ ثَلَاثَةٌ فِي سَفَرٍ فَلْيُؤَمِّرُوا أَحَدَهُمْ " ، قَالَ نَافِعٌ : فَقُلْنَا لِأَبِي سَلَمَةَ : فَأَنْتَ أَمِيرُنَا .
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: When three are on a journey, they should appoint one of them as their commander. Nafi said: We said to Abu Salamah: You are our commander.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
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Through this system, the affairs of travel become organized and easy.
And everyone experiences convenience.
There is no state of every person being concerned only for himself.
Furthermore, when appointing a leader (amir) is emphasized even in such a minor gathering,
then the importance of the greater leadership (amirat uzma) becomes even more evident.
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A community should never be without a leader (amir) and leadership (amirat) at any time.
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Through this system, the affairs of travel become organized and easy.
And everyone experiences convenience.
There is no state of every person being concerned only for himself.
Furthermore, when appointing a leader (amir) is emphasized even in such a minor gathering,
then the importance of the greater leadership (amirat uzma) becomes even more evident.
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A community should never be without a leader (amir) and leadership (amirat) at any time.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2609
