سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصيدGame (Kitab Al-Said)
باب فِي اتِّبَاعِ الصَّيْدِChapter: On Following The Game.
Hadith 2859
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مُوسَى ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَالَ مَرَّةً سُفْيَانُ ، وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " مَنْ سَكَنَ الْبَادِيَةَ جَفَا ، وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفَلَ ، وَمَنْ أَتَى السُّلْطَانَ افْتُتِنَ " .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ said: (the narrator Sufyan said: I do not know but that it [the tradition] has been transmitted from the Prophet ﷺ: He who lives in the desert will become rude; he who pursues the game will be negligent, and he who visits a king will be perverted.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
In the wilderness and while hunting, a person is free.
Due to the absence of social interaction and collectivity, one is deprived not only of the virtue of congregational prayer but also of the gatherings of scholars and the righteous.
Nor is there anyone to enjoin good or forbid evil.
And its effect manifests in the form of hardness of heart and heedlessness.
It is clear that this is a losing bargain.
Similarly, in the company of a king, generally one either has to agree with him in everything,
or one has to bear opposition.
And in both cases, there is trial and tribulation,
except as Allah wills.
Therefore, a person should choose to reside in a place where both conveniences are available.
Both urban and rural, such as the suburban settlements of a city.
And this is deduced from the believer mentioned in Surah Ya-Sin,
() “And there came from the farthest end of the city a man running. He said, ‘O my people, follow the messengers.’”
And one should also avoid the company of kings without a righteous purpose.
And by this is meant worldly, irreligious kings.
There is undoubtedly no trial in the company of a believing king,
except as Allah wills.
In the wilderness and while hunting, a person is free.
Due to the absence of social interaction and collectivity, one is deprived not only of the virtue of congregational prayer but also of the gatherings of scholars and the righteous.
Nor is there anyone to enjoin good or forbid evil.
And its effect manifests in the form of hardness of heart and heedlessness.
It is clear that this is a losing bargain.
Similarly, in the company of a king, generally one either has to agree with him in everything,
or one has to bear opposition.
And in both cases, there is trial and tribulation,
except as Allah wills.
Therefore, a person should choose to reside in a place where both conveniences are available.
Both urban and rural, such as the suburban settlements of a city.
And this is deduced from the believer mentioned in Surah Ya-Sin,
() “And there came from the farthest end of the city a man running. He said, ‘O my people, follow the messengers.’”
And one should also avoid the company of kings without a righteous purpose.
And by this is meant worldly, irreligious kings.
There is undoubtedly no trial in the company of a believing king,
except as Allah wills.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2859
