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 يَحْيَي بْنُ يَحْيَي ، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا يَزَالُ أَهْلُ الْغَرْبِ ظَاهِرِينَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ " .
It has been narrated by Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The people of the West will continue to triumphantly follow the truth until the Hour is established.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Ahl al-Gharb:
What is meant by this is a matter of difference.
According to Ibn al-Madini, by this is meant the Arabs,
who used to use the gharb (a large bucket).
According to some, by Ahl al-Gharb is meant the people of al-Sham (Greater Syria),
as has come in these very narrations.
According to others, it refers to the people of strength and determination, who will display power and might in jihad.
One meaning of “zahirina ‘ala al-haqq” is also this:
they will openly proclaim the truth; they will not be hidden or concealed.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Ahl al-Gharb:
What is meant by this is a matter of difference.
According to Ibn al-Madini, by this is meant the Arabs,
who used to use the gharb (a large bucket).
According to some, by Ahl al-Gharb is meant the people of al-Sham (Greater Syria),
as has come in these very narrations.
According to others, it refers to the people of strength and determination, who will display power and might in jihad.
One meaning of “zahirina ‘ala al-haqq” is also this:
they will openly proclaim the truth; they will not be hidden or concealed.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4958
