Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever separates from the Jama'ah by a hand-span (here the narrator is in doubt about one word) has removed the noose of Islam from his neck. Whoever dies in a state in which there is no imam over him, his death is the death of the Days of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah). And whoever dies under the banner of partisanship (asabiyyah), calling to partisanship or supporting partisanship, his killing will be a killing of the Days of Ignorance."
This narration has been recorded by Imam al-Bazzar and by Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains one narrator, Khulayd bin Da'laj, and he is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 9136
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
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