صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الجهاد والسيرThe Book of Jihad (Fighting For Allah’S Cause)
بَابُ دُعَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الإِسْلاَمِ وَالنُّبُوَّةِ، وَأَنْ لاَ يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ:Chapter. The invitation of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) to embrace Islam, and to believe in his Prophethood and not to take each other as Lords instead of Allah.
Hadith 2943
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، يَقُولُ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " إِذَا غَزَا قَوْمًا لَمْ يُغِرْ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ ، فَإِنْ سَمِعَ أَذَانًا أَمْسَكَ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ أَذَانًا أَغَارَ بَعْدَ مَا يُصْبِحُ ، فَنَزَلْنَا خَيْبَرَ لَيْلًا " .
Narrated Anas: Whenever Allah's Apostle attacked some people, he would never attack them till it was dawn. If he heard the Adhan (i.e. call for prayer) he would delay the fight, and if he did not hear the Adhan, he would attack them immediately after dawn. We reached Khaibar at night.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
This hadith also indicates that, before initiating warfare, every possible opportunity should be sought that might avert the danger of war, because the objective of Islam is by no means war.
This hadith also indicates that, before initiating warfare, every possible opportunity should be sought that might avert the danger of war, because the objective of Islam is by no means war.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 2943
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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This hadith indicates that before engaging in battle, every possible opportunity should be sought to avert the danger of war, because war and fighting are not among the objectives of Islam.
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would wait until morning so that it could be ascertained whether the people of that area were Muslims or not.
Through the call to prayer (adhan) and other Islamic symbols, their condition would become known.
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This means that when it is not known about a people whether the invitation to Islam has reached them or not, then one should wait until morning.
If the adhan is heard, then no attack should be made; otherwise, an attack may be carried out.
Regarding the invitation to Islam, the position of the majority (jumhur) is that if the invitation has not reached them, then it is obligatory to invite them to Islam; if it has already reached them, then inviting them anew is recommended (mustahabb).
And Allah knows best.
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This hadith indicates that before engaging in battle, every possible opportunity should be sought to avert the danger of war, because war and fighting are not among the objectives of Islam.
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would wait until morning so that it could be ascertained whether the people of that area were Muslims or not.
Through the call to prayer (adhan) and other Islamic symbols, their condition would become known.
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This means that when it is not known about a people whether the invitation to Islam has reached them or not, then one should wait until morning.
If the adhan is heard, then no attack should be made; otherwise, an attack may be carried out.
Regarding the invitation to Islam, the position of the majority (jumhur) is that if the invitation has not reached them, then it is obligatory to invite them to Islam; if it has already reached them, then inviting them anew is recommended (mustahabb).
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 2943
