صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الإمارةThe Book on Government
باب قَوْلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لاَ تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ظَاهِرِينَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ لاَ يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ خَالَفَهُمْ»:Chapter: The words of the prophet saws: "A Group of my Ummah will continue to Prevail on the basis of the Truth, and They will not be Harmed by those who oppose them."
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، وَأَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِيُّ ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ظَاهِرِينَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ ، لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ خَذَلَهُمْ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ وَهُمْ كَذَلِكَ " ، وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِ قُتَيْبَةَ وَهُمْ كَذَلِكَ . .
It has been narrated on the authority of Thauban that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: A group of people from mv Umma will always remain triumphant on the right path and continue to be triumphant (against their opponents). He who deserts them shall not be able to do them any harm. They will remain in this position until Allah's. Command is executed (i. e. Qayamah is established). In Qutaiba's version of the tradition, we do not have the words:" They will remain in this position."
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Zahireen ‘ala al-haqq:
They will remain steadfast upon the truth,
or, on the basis of the truth, they will prevail over others,
sometimes through strength and power, and sometimes through evidence and proofs.
(2)
Khadhala-hum:
He will not help or support them,
He will oppose them.
(3)
Hatta ya’tiya amrullah:
Until, by Allah’s command, a wind will blow which will seize the soul of every believer, and only the worst people will remain alive, and this will occur near the time of the Day of Judgment,
therefore, in some narrations, it is stated: hatta taqum as-sa’ah,
meaning, until the Day of Judgment is established.
Benefits and Issues:
By the group “zahireen ‘ala al-haqq” is meant
the group of scholars, hadith scholars (muhaddithin), and those who strive in Allah’s cause (mujahideen),
the Ahl al-Hadith continue to defend the religion intellectually, and the mujahideen defend it practically through strength, power, and jihad,
therefore, those scholars and mujahideen who stand firm for Allah’s religion,
they continue to perform intellectual and practical jihad, and will continue to do so,
they alone are its true referents.
According to Imam Ahmad,
Yazid ibn Harun, and Imam Bukhari, by this is meant
the Ahl al-Hadith and the companions of hadith.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Zahireen ‘ala al-haqq:
They will remain steadfast upon the truth,
or, on the basis of the truth, they will prevail over others,
sometimes through strength and power, and sometimes through evidence and proofs.
(2)
Khadhala-hum:
He will not help or support them,
He will oppose them.
(3)
Hatta ya’tiya amrullah:
Until, by Allah’s command, a wind will blow which will seize the soul of every believer, and only the worst people will remain alive, and this will occur near the time of the Day of Judgment,
therefore, in some narrations, it is stated: hatta taqum as-sa’ah,
meaning, until the Day of Judgment is established.
Benefits and Issues:
By the group “zahireen ‘ala al-haqq” is meant
the group of scholars, hadith scholars (muhaddithin), and those who strive in Allah’s cause (mujahideen),
the Ahl al-Hadith continue to defend the religion intellectually, and the mujahideen defend it practically through strength, power, and jihad,
therefore, those scholars and mujahideen who stand firm for Allah’s religion,
they continue to perform intellectual and practical jihad, and will continue to do so,
they alone are its true referents.
According to Imam Ahmad,
Yazid ibn Harun, and Imam Bukhari, by this is meant
the Ahl al-Hadith and the companions of hadith.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4950
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, these rulers will be such that they will be proponents of innovation (bid‘ah) and immorality (fisq wa fujur).
1:
That is, these rulers will be such that they will be proponents of innovation (bid‘ah) and immorality (fisq wa fujur).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2229
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
See the benefits of Hadith number 6 and 9.
See the benefits of Hadith number 6 and 9.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 10
