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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الملاحمBattles (Kitab Al-Malahim)
باب فِي قِتَالِ التُّرْكِChapter: Regarding fighting the Turks.
Hadith 4305
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ التِّنِّيسِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَلَّادُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، حَدَّثَنَا بَشِيرُ بْنُ الْمُهَاجِرِ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي حَدِيثِ ، يُقَاتِلُكُمْ قَوْمٌ صِغَارُ الْأَعْيُنِ يَعْنِي التُّرْكَ ، قَالَ : " تَسُوقُونَهُمْ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ حَتَّى تُلْحِقُوهُمْ بِجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِ فَأَمَّا فِي السِّيَاقَةِ الْأُولَى فَيَنْجُو مَنْ هَرَبَ مِنْهُمْ ، وَأَمَّا فِي الثَّانِيَةِ فَيَنْجُو بَعْضٌ وَيَهْلَكُ بَعْضٌ ، وَأَمَّا فِي الثَّالِثَةِ فَيُصْطَلَمُونَ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ " .
Buraidah said: In the tradition telling that people with small eyes, i. e. the Turks, will fight against you, the prophet ﷺ said: You will drive them off three times till you catch up with them in Arabia. On the first occasion when you drive them off those who fly will be safe, on the second occasion some will be safe and some will perish, but on the third occasion they will be extirpated, or he said words to that effect.
Brief Explanation
1؎ : This same narration has been transmitted by Imam Ahmad in his Musnad, the context of which is contrary to the context of this hadith of Abu Dawud. In it, Buraidah radi Allahu anhu says: I was sitting with the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and I heard him say that a people will drive out my ummah three times, whose faces will be broad and eyes small, as if their faces are layered shields, until they drive them to the Arabian Peninsula. This indicates that those who drive them out will be the Turks, and they will drive out the Muslims. After mentioning this difference, the author of Awn writes: «وعندي أن الصواب هي رواية أحمد وأما رواية أبي داود فالظاهر أنه وقع الوهم فيه من بعض الرواة», and in support of his viewpoint, he has mentioned further evidences as well (see Awn al-Ma‘bood, 4/187). In any case, the hadith of Buraidah radi Allahu anhu is weak.
