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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of a Man’s Work in His House
بَابُ الأعْرَابِيَّةِChapter: Bedouinism
Hadith 578
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: الْكَبَائِرُ سَبْعٌ، أَوَّلُهُنَّ: الإِشْرَاكُ بِاللَّهِ، وَقَتْلُ النَّفْسِ، وَرَمْيُ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ، وَالأعْرَابِيَّةُ بَعْدَ الْهِجْرَةِ.
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The major sins are seven: the first of them is associating partners with Allah, then unlawful killing, slandering chaste women, and settling in the wilderness after migration.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Regarding the Bedouins who live in the wilderness, it is mentioned in the Qur’an that they are more inclined towards disbelief and hypocrisy than towards faith, because they have very few opportunities to listen to admonition and counsel. Therefore, urban life is better from a religious perspective.
➋ Monasticism and choosing to reside in the wilderness is a major sin; however, if a person’s religion is in danger, then to protect oneself from tribulations, one may do so. Especially after migration (hijrah), adopting a Bedouin lifestyle is a grave sin.
➊ Regarding the Bedouins who live in the wilderness, it is mentioned in the Qur’an that they are more inclined towards disbelief and hypocrisy than towards faith, because they have very few opportunities to listen to admonition and counsel. Therefore, urban life is better from a religious perspective.
➋ Monasticism and choosing to reside in the wilderness is a major sin; however, if a person’s religion is in danger, then to protect oneself from tribulations, one may do so. Especially after migration (hijrah), adopting a Bedouin lifestyle is a grave sin.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 578
