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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الفضائل والمناقبThe Book of Virtues and Merits
بَاب مَا جَاءَ فِي النُّجَبَاءِ وَالْأَبْدَالِ وَأَصْحَابِ الصُّفَّةِChapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding the Nobles, the Abdal, and the People of the Suffah
Hadith 11595
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ ذَكْوَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ”الْأَبْدَالُ فِي هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ ثَلَاثُونَ مِثْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كُلَّمَا مَاتَ رَجُلٌ أَبْدَلَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى مَكَانَهُ رَجُلًا“ قَالَ أَبِي رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ فِيهِ يَعْنِي حَدِيثَ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ كَلَامٌ غَيْرُ هَذَا أَوْ هُوَ مُنْكَرٌ يَعْنِي حَدِيثَ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In this Ummah, there will be thirty Abdal like Allah's Khalil, Ibrahim (peace be upon him). When one of them passes away, Allah will replace him with another.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The singular of *abdal* is *badal*. It is commonly believed among people that in every era, Allah’s most intimate servants remain present upon the face of the earth. When one of them passes away, Allah, the Exalted, appoints another in his place as his successor. These close personalities are called *abdal*. However, this concept regarding the *abdal* is not established in any authentic hadith.
