سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب السنةThe Book of the Sunnah
بَابٌ في الإِيمَانِChapter: Regarding Faith
Hadith 70M
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَاتِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى الْعَبْسِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الرَّازِيُّ ، عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ ، مِثْلَهُ
A hadith of the same meaning is narrated from Rabee’ bin Anas (may Allah have mercy on him) through this chain.
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
The complete words of the first verse are:
﴿إِذَا انسَلَخَ الأَشهُرُ الحُرُمُ فَاقتُلُوا المُشرِكينَ حَيثُ وَجَدتُموهُم وَخُذوهُم وَاحصُروهُم وَاقعُدوا لَهُم كُلَّ مَرصَدٍ فَإِن تابوا وَأَقامُوا الصَّلوةَ وَءاتَوُا الزَّكوةَ فَخَلّوا سَبيلَهُم إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفورٌ رَحيمٌ﴾ (at-Tawbah: 5)
“Then when the sacred months have passed, kill the polytheists wherever you find them, capture them, besiege them, and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they repent, establish the prayer, and give the zakat, then let them go their way. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.”
Its explanation has been given by Anas (radi Allahu anhu) that repentance here means repentance from polytheism (shirk).
(2)
From these verses it is understood that a people can only be accepted as Muslims when, along with affirming tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the messengership, they also adopt the practical matters, i.e., prayer (salah) and zakat. In case of denial, they will be declared disbelievers (kuffar) and jihad will be waged against them, just as Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) deduced from this very verse and waged jihad against those who withheld zakat.
(3)
This narration is weak, but the matters mentioned in it are supported by authentic narrations.
(1)
The complete words of the first verse are:
﴿إِذَا انسَلَخَ الأَشهُرُ الحُرُمُ فَاقتُلُوا المُشرِكينَ حَيثُ وَجَدتُموهُم وَخُذوهُم وَاحصُروهُم وَاقعُدوا لَهُم كُلَّ مَرصَدٍ فَإِن تابوا وَأَقامُوا الصَّلوةَ وَءاتَوُا الزَّكوةَ فَخَلّوا سَبيلَهُم إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفورٌ رَحيمٌ﴾ (at-Tawbah: 5)
“Then when the sacred months have passed, kill the polytheists wherever you find them, capture them, besiege them, and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they repent, establish the prayer, and give the zakat, then let them go their way. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.”
Its explanation has been given by Anas (radi Allahu anhu) that repentance here means repentance from polytheism (shirk).
(2)
From these verses it is understood that a people can only be accepted as Muslims when, along with affirming tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the messengership, they also adopt the practical matters, i.e., prayer (salah) and zakat. In case of denial, they will be declared disbelievers (kuffar) and jihad will be waged against them, just as Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) deduced from this very verse and waged jihad against those who withheld zakat.
(3)
This narration is weak, but the matters mentioned in it are supported by authentic narrations.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 70
