سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الملاحمBattles (Kitab Al-Malahim)
باب الأَمْرِ وَالنَّهْىِChapter: Command And Prohibition.
Hadith 4343
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ خَبَّابٍ أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي عِكْرِمَةُ ،حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ ، قَالَ : بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ حَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ ذَكَرَ الْفِتْنَةَ ، فَقَالَ : " إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ النَّاسَ قَدْ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَخَفَّتْ أَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَكَانُوا هَكَذَا وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ ، قَالَ : فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقُلْتُ : كَيْفَ أَفْعَلُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ ؟ قَالَ : الْزَمْ بَيْتَكَ وَامْلِكْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ وَخُذْ بِمَا تَعْرِفُ وَدَعْ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَعَلَيْكَ بِأَمْرِ خَاصَّةِ نَفْسِكَ وَدَعْ عَنْكَ أَمْرَ الْعَامَّةِ " .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: When we were around the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he mentioned the period of commotion (fitnah) saying: When you see the people that their covenants have been impaired, (the fulfilling of) the guarantees becomes rare, and they become thus (interwining his fingers). I then got up and said: What should I do at that time, may Allah make me ransom for you? He replied: Keep to your house, control your tongue, accept what you approve, abandon what you disapprove, attend to your own affairs, and leave alone the affairs of the generality.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Breach of covenant and promise, and betrayal in trust.
Wherever there are signs of hypocrisy, there are also signs of the days of tribulation.
It does not befit any Muslim to be involved in these faults, no matter how turbulent the circumstances may be.
If the difficulties increase to such an extent that facing them becomes extremely arduous, then one is permitted to be free from concern for others; otherwise, before reaching that point, it is not permissible for a believer to live absorbed in himself, heedless of others.
Breach of covenant and promise, and betrayal in trust.
Wherever there are signs of hypocrisy, there are also signs of the days of tribulation.
It does not befit any Muslim to be involved in these faults, no matter how turbulent the circumstances may be.
If the difficulties increase to such an extent that facing them becomes extremely arduous, then one is permitted to be free from concern for others; otherwise, before reaching that point, it is not permissible for a believer to live absorbed in himself, heedless of others.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4343
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This condition pertains entirely to the very last era, when people will pay no heed to matters of religion, faith, and goodness or righteousness.
At that time, the command is that a person should be concerned for his own self. However, before reaching such a stage, it is necessary to continue seeking individuals and opportunities for the propagation of truth to the best of one’s ability, just as is evident from the biographies of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), the Companions (radi Allahu anhum), and the Imams (rahimahumullah).
This condition pertains entirely to the very last era, when people will pay no heed to matters of religion, faith, and goodness or righteousness.
At that time, the command is that a person should be concerned for his own self. However, before reaching such a stage, it is necessary to continue seeking individuals and opportunities for the propagation of truth to the best of one’s ability, just as is evident from the biographies of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), the Companions (radi Allahu anhum), and the Imams (rahimahumullah).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4342
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ In the era of the Companions (Sahabah), righteous people were greater in number; later, with the passage of time, the situation changed. Therefore, after the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), the era of the Companions and the Followers (Tabi‘in) is the best period.
➋ Righteous people will exist in every era; however, their number may be greater in some times and fewer in others.
➌ Not fulfilling promises leads to disagreement and corruption.
➍ In times of turmoil, the criterion for right and wrong is the Qur’an, Hadith, and the practice of the Companions and Followers.
➎ Whoever is unable to reform the general public should, in any case, adopt the correct path in his own actions.
➊ In the era of the Companions (Sahabah), righteous people were greater in number; later, with the passage of time, the situation changed. Therefore, after the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), the era of the Companions and the Followers (Tabi‘in) is the best period.
➋ Righteous people will exist in every era; however, their number may be greater in some times and fewer in others.
➌ Not fulfilling promises leads to disagreement and corruption.
➍ In times of turmoil, the criterion for right and wrong is the Qur’an, Hadith, and the practice of the Companions and Followers.
➎ Whoever is unable to reform the general public should, in any case, adopt the correct path in his own actions.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3957
