سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الجهادJihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)
باب فِي الإِمَامِ يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْعَدُوِّ عَهْدٌ فَيَسِيرُ إِلَيْهِChapter: Regarding There Being A Covenant Between The Imam And The Enemy, And He Advances Towards Them (To Attack).
Hadith 2759
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ النَّمَرِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْفَيْضِ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ حِمْيَرَ ، قَالَ : كَانَ بَيْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَبَيْنَ الرُّومِ عَهْدٌ ، وَكَانَ يَسِيرُ نَحْوَ بِلَادِهِمْ حَتَّى إِذَا انْقَضَى الْعَهْدُ غَزَاهُمْ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى فَرَسٍ أَوْ بِرْذَوْنٍ ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَفَاءٌ لَا غَدَرَ ، فَنَظَرُوا فَإِذَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَسَةَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ مُعَاوِيَةُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " مَنْ كَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَوْمٍ عَهْدٌ فَلَا يَشُدُّ عُقْدَةً وَلَا يَحُلُّهَا حَتَّى يَنْقَضِيَ أَمَدُهَا أَوْ يَنْبِذَ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلَى سَوَاءٍ " ، فَرَجَعَ مُعَاوِيَةُ .
Narrated Amr ibn Abasah: Sulaym ibn Amir, a man of Himyar, said: There was a covenant between Muawiyah and the Byzantines, and he was going towards their country, and when the covenant came to an end, he attacked them. A man came on a horse, or a packhorse saying, Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great; let there be faithfulness and not treachery. And when they looked they found that he was Amr ibn Abasah. Muawiyah sent for him and questioned him (about that). He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: When one has covenant with people he must not strengthen or loosen it till its term comes to an end or he brings it to an end in agreement with them (to make both the parties equal). So Muawiyah returned.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Launching a sudden attack immediately after concluding a treaty has been counted as deception.
➋ The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) were not afflicted with blind partisanship for Islam and the Muslims.
➌ Rather, they always kept all its principles and regulations in view under every circumstance.
➊ Launching a sudden attack immediately after concluding a treaty has been counted as deception.
➋ The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) were not afflicted with blind partisanship for Islam and the Muslims.
➌ Rather, they always kept all its principles and regulations in view under every circumstance.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2759
