Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every nation has its own monasticism, and the monasticism of this nation is jihad in the way of Allah."
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and Ahmad recorded it too, except that he narrated these words: "Every prophet has his own monasticism, and the monasticism of this nation is jihad." Its chain contains a narrator, Zayd al-Ammi, whom Ahmad and others declared thiqah (trustworthy), while Abu Zur'ah and others declared him da'if (weak). The rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجهاد / 9431
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
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