حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
لَيْثٌ ، عَنْ
طَاوُسٍ ، عَنْ رَجُل يُقَالُ لَهُ :
زِيَادٌ ، عَنْ
عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ تَسْتَنْظِفُ الْعَرَبَ قَتْلَاهَا فِي النَّارِ اللِّسَانُ فِيهَا أَشَدُّ مِنْ وَقْعِ السَّيْفِ " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : رَوَاهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ ، عَنْ الْأَعْجَمِ .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: The Prophet ﷺ said: There will be civil strife which wipe out the Arabs, and their slain will go to Hell. During it the tongue will be more severe than blows of the sword. Abu Dawud said: Al-Thawri transmitted it from Laith, from Tawus on the authority of Al-A'jam.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, in such circumstances, to speak with the tongue...
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Fitnah (tribulation) will only arise when someone supports or opposes another unjustly.
Enjoining good and forbidding evil (amr bil-ma'ruf wa nahi 'anil-munkar) is never prohibited in any era.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4265
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Layth ibn Abi Sulaym is a weak narrator,
and Ziyad ibn Simin is lenient in hadith transmission.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2178