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Hadith 3604

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يُهْلِكُ النَّاسَ هَذَا الْحَيُّ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ ، قَالُوا : فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا ، قَالَ : لَوْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ اعْتَزَلُوهُمْ " ، قَالَ مَحْمُودٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا زُرْعَةَ .
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "This branch from Quraish will ruin the people." The companions of the Prophet asked, "What do you order us to do (then)?" He said, "I would suggest that the people keep away from them.''
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب المناقب / 3604
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:

This hadith is also a proof of prophethood because in it, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) made a prophecy about the future which was fulfilled word for word.


In the hadith, (لَوْ) is for a conditional statement, meaning that if people keep themselves apart from them, it will be better for them.

In this hadith, the immature and inexperienced among the Quraysh are intended—those who will be hungry for power and, in their desire for dominion, will not refrain from killing and bloodshed. According to the Prophetic instruction, in such circumstances, instead of confronting the ruler of the time, one should be concerned with safeguarding one’s religion, because preserving faith is of utmost importance.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3604
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: This hadith has been declared munkar (denounced), although the meaning of this hadith is only that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had not yet given the command to those people who did not have a sacrificial animal (qurbani) to terminate their state of ihram (ritual consecration), so for them the ruling was that they should not exit ihram before the tenth of Dhu al-Hijjah, after performing the circumambulation (tawaf) of the House of Allah (Baytullah). Thus, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) only permitted those to remain in ihram who had brought the sacrificial animal from home. Therefore, now there was no one left performing only Hajj; those who had brought the sacrificial animal were qarin (those combining Hajj and Umrah), and those who did not have the sacrificial animal became mutamatti‘ (those performing Umrah followed by Hajj with a break in between). Yes, if this explanation is not accepted, then this hadith would be in contradiction to other authentic ahadith.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2917