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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الخلافة والإمارةThe Book of Caliphate and Leadership
البابُ الأَوَّلُ فِيمَا جَاءَ أَنَّ النَّبِيُّ لَمْ يَتَخَلَّفْ قَبل وَفَاتِهِThe First Chapter Regarding What Has Been Narrated That the Prophet Did Not Stay Behind Before His Death
Hadith 12027
اُردوEn
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: بَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي قَرِيبٍ مِنْ ثَمَانِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ، لَيْسَ فِيهِمْ إِلَّا قُرَشِيٌّ، لَا وَاللَّهِ! مَا رَأَيْتُ صَفْحَةَ وُجُوهِ رِجَالٍ قَطُّ أَحْسَنَ مِنْ وُجُوهِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ، فَذَكَرُوا النِّسَاءَ فَتَحَدَّثُوا فِيهِنَّ، فَتَحَدَّثَ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى أَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ يَسْكُتَ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَتَشَهَّدَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: ”أَمَّا بَعْدُ! يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ! فَإِنَّكُمْ أَهْلُ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ مَا لَمْ تَعْصُوا اللَّهَ، فَإِذَا عَصَيْتُمُوهُ بَعَثَ إِلَيْكُمْ مَنْ يَلْحَاكُمْ كَمَا يُلْحَى هَذَا الْقَضِيبُ.“ لِقَضِيبٍ فِي يَدِهِ ثُمَّ لَحَا قَضِيبَهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ أَبْيَضُ يَصْلِدُ.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we, about eighty (80) men of the Quraysh, were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), all of us were Qurayshi. By Allah! That day these people looked very handsome. They mentioned women and talked about them, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also conversed with them (and spoke so much that) I wished that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would become silent. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he recited the sermon of testimony and said: After praise and blessings (I will say this): O Quraysh! You are deserving of this (leadership) as long as you do not disobey Allah Almighty. If you disobey, Allah Almighty will send people who will strip your skin off just as the bark is stripped from this branch (which was in his hand). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stripped the bark from his branch, (because of which) it suddenly appeared white and hard.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Imam Albani rahimahullah writes: This hadith is among the signs of the truthfulness and veracity of Prophethood. For many centuries, the caliphate of the Quraysh continued; eventually, due to disobedience to Allah and following of desires, their caliphate and kingship came to an end. Allah Ta’ala imposed non-Arabs (Ajamis) over them, and the Muslims became humiliated. Now, if the Muslims sincerely desire and strive for the establishment of an Islamic state, it is obligatory upon them to turn towards Allah Ta’ala, pay attention to their religion, and follow the Shari’ah rulings. Reflect that in the books of hadith, those conditions and restrictions are mentioned upon which the caliphate was to remain among the Quraysh, but they did not fulfill those conditions, and thus they became subjugated. Now, we should not give preference to our desires and the cultures of our forefathers; otherwise, we will remain subjugated again. Allah Ta’ala has spoken the truth: {اِنَّ اللّٰہَ لَایُغَیِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتّٰی یُغَیِّرُوْا مَا بِاَنْفُسِھِمْ} (Surah Ra’d: 11) … Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change what is within themselves. In any case, a good end is only for the pious. (Sahihah: 1552)
