سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب السنةModel Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)
باب فِي قِتَالِ اللُّصُوصِChapter: Fighting With The Thieves.
Hadith 4765
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ الْأَنْطَاكِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ ، وَمُبَشِّرٌ يَعْنِيَ ابْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْحَلَبِيَّ بِإِسْنَادِهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو ، قَالَ يَعْنِي الْوَلِيدَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي قَتَادَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، وَأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : سَيَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي اخْتِلَافٌ وَفُرْقَةٌ ، قَوْمٌ يُحْسِنُونَ الْقِيلَ وَيُسِيئُونَ الْفِعْلَ ، يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ ، يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ ، لَا يَرْجِعُونَ حَتَّى يَرْتَدَّ عَلَى فُوقِهِ ، هُمْ شَرُّ الْخَلْقِ وَالْخَلِيقَةِ ، طُوبَى لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ وَقَتَلُوهُ ، يَدْعُونَ إِلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَيْسُوا مِنْهُ فِي شَيْءٍ ، مَنْ قَاتَلَهُمْ كَانَ أَوْلَى بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ " ، قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَا سِيمَاهُمْ ؟ قَالَ : " التَّحْلِيقُ " .
Narrated Abu Saeed al-Khudri ; Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet ﷺ said: Soon there will appear disagreement and dissension in my people; there will be people who will be good in speech and bad in work. They recite the Quran, but it does not pass their collar-bones. They will swerve from the religion as an animal goes through the animal shot at. They will not return to it till the arrow comes back to its notch. They are worst of the people and animals. Happy is the one who kills them and they kill him. They call to the book of Allah, but they have nothing to do with it. He who fights against them will be nearer to Allah than them (the rest of the people). The people asked: What is their sign? He replied: They shave the head.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Our esteemed researcher has declared this narration weak in its chain of transmission, whereas other scholars have deemed it authentic, and their opinion appears closer to correctness.
➋ Contradiction between a person's words and actions is such a reprehensible matter that it incurs the utmost wrath and displeasure of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. The Exalted Allah has said:
(كبر مقتًا عندَالله أن تقولوا مالا تفعلون) (As-Saff: 3) "It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do."
➌ Arbitrary interpretation of the religion, wickedness and immorality, and innovations (bid‘ah) and excessiveness therein, have the evil consequence that a person is deprived of the ability to repent and return to the truth.
➍ The only valid and authoritative interpretation of the religion is that which the majority of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) transmitted from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
➎ It is the duty of the leader of the Muslims (khalifah al-muslimin) to eradicate those who cause discord and division in the religion and among the Muslims, and those who fight against them or are martyred in this cause are the most virtuous people.
➏ Keeping the hair of the head long is more virtuous than shaving it, so that there is no resemblance to such people. However, shaving is also permissible, as was the practice of Ali (radi Allahu anhu); nevertheless, the Khawarij adhered to it strictly, and it became their distinguishing mark.
➊ Our esteemed researcher has declared this narration weak in its chain of transmission, whereas other scholars have deemed it authentic, and their opinion appears closer to correctness.
➋ Contradiction between a person's words and actions is such a reprehensible matter that it incurs the utmost wrath and displeasure of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. The Exalted Allah has said:
(كبر مقتًا عندَالله أن تقولوا مالا تفعلون) (As-Saff: 3) "It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do."
➌ Arbitrary interpretation of the religion, wickedness and immorality, and innovations (bid‘ah) and excessiveness therein, have the evil consequence that a person is deprived of the ability to repent and return to the truth.
➍ The only valid and authoritative interpretation of the religion is that which the majority of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) transmitted from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
➎ It is the duty of the leader of the Muslims (khalifah al-muslimin) to eradicate those who cause discord and division in the religion and among the Muslims, and those who fight against them or are martyred in this cause are the most virtuous people.
➏ Keeping the hair of the head long is more virtuous than shaving it, so that there is no resemblance to such people. However, shaving is also permissible, as was the practice of Ali (radi Allahu anhu); nevertheless, the Khawarij adhered to it strictly, and it became their distinguishing mark.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4765
