سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الفتنChapters on Tribulations
بَابُ : الْعَصَبِيَّةِChapter: Tribalism
Hadith 3948
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ الصَّوَّافُ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ , حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ , عَنْ غَيْلَانَ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ , عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ رِيَاحٍ , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ قَاتَلَ تَحْتَ رَايَةٍ عِمِّيَّةٍ , يَدْعُو إِلَى عَصَبِيَّةٍ , أَوْ يَغْضَبُ لِعَصَبِيَّةٍ , فَقِتْلَتُهُ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Whoever fights under a banner of folly, supporting tribalism, or getting angry for the sake of tribalism, he dies in a state of ignorance.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The meaning of "the banner of misguidance" is that a person supports one faction without investigating whether it is upon the truth or not. In such a case, even if that group happens to be upon the truth, the intention of this person is not to support the truth, but rather to support his family, tribe, nation, party, or organization. Therefore, this is not the type of battle in which participation brings reward or in which being killed grants the status of martyrdom (shahadah).
➋ Every call and every conflict, without distinguishing between truth and falsehood, is upon the way of ignorance (jahiliyyah).
➊ The meaning of "the banner of misguidance" is that a person supports one faction without investigating whether it is upon the truth or not. In such a case, even if that group happens to be upon the truth, the intention of this person is not to support the truth, but rather to support his family, tribe, nation, party, or organization. Therefore, this is not the type of battle in which participation brings reward or in which being killed grants the status of martyrdom (shahadah).
➋ Every call and every conflict, without distinguishing between truth and falsehood, is upon the way of ignorance (jahiliyyah).
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3948
