صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب فضائل الصحابةThe Book of the Merits of the Companions
باب وَصِيَّةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِأَهْلِ مِصْرَ:Chapter: The Advice Of The Prophet (SAW) Concerning The People Of Egypt
Hadith 2543
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ . ح وحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأَيْلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عِمْرَانَ التُّجِيبِيُّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ شِمَاسَةَ الْمَهْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّكُمْ سَتَفْتَحُونَ أَرْضًا يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا الْقِيرَاطُ ، فَاسْتَوْصُوا بِأَهْلِهَا خَيْرًا ، فَإِنَّ لَهُمْ ذِمَّةً وَرَحِمًا ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ رَجُلَيْنِ يَقْتَتِلَانِ فِي مَوْضِعِ لَبِنَةٍ فَاخْرُجْ مِنْهَا " ، قَالَ : فَمَرَّ بِرَبِيعَةَ ، وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ابْنَيْ شُرَحْبِيلَ ابْنِ حَسَنَةَ يَتَنَازَعَانِ فِي مَوْضِعِ لَبِنَةٍ ، فَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا .
Abu Dharr (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: You would soon conquer a land where people are in the habit of using foul language. They have a right of kinship upon you. And when you see two persons fighting for the space of a brick, then get out of that. He (Abu Dharr) then happened to pass by Rabila and 'Abdul Rahman, the two sons of Shurahbil bin Hasana, and they had been disputing for the space of a brick. So he left the land.
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حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، سَمِعْتُ حَرْمَلَةَ الْمِصْرِيَّ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ شِمَاسَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي بَصْرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّكُمْ سَتَفْتَحُونَ مِصْرَ ، وَهِيَ أَرْضٌ يُسَمَّى فِيهَا الْقِيرَاطُ ، فَإِذَا فَتَحْتُمُوهَا فَأَحْسِنُوا إِلَى أَهْلِهَا ، فَإِنَّ لَهُمْ ذِمَّةً وَرَحِمًا ، أَوَ قَالَ ذِمَّةً وَصِهْرًا ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ رَجُلَيْنِ يَخْتَصِمَانِ فِيهَا فِي مَوْضِعِ لَبِنَةٍ ، فَاخْرُجْ مِنْهَا " ، قَالَ : فَرَأَيْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ حَسَنَةَ ، وَأَخَاهُ رَبِيعَةَ ، يَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي مَوْضِعِ لَبِنَةٍ فَخَرَجْتُ مِنْهَا .
Abu Dharr (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: You would soon conquer Egypt and that is a land which is known (as the land of al-qirat). So when you conquer it, treat its inhabitants well. For there lies upon you the responsibility because of blood-tie or relationship of marriage (with them). And when you see two persons falling into dispute amongst themselves for the space of a brick, than get out of that. He (Abu Dharr) said: I saw Abdul Rahman bin Shurahbil bin Hasana and his brother Rabi'ah disputing with one another for the space of a brick. So I left that (land).
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Dhimmatan wa rahiman:
By this is meant a covenant and kinship.
The reference is to Lady Hajarah (rahimahallah) being from the people of Egypt,
and on account of her, they possess a right to respect.
(2)
Yatanaza‘ani fi mawdi‘i labinah:
They will dispute over a place the size of a brick,
that is, disagreements will arise over trivial benefits, profits, and interests,
agriculture will become predominant, and the importance of religion will no longer remain.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Dhimmatan wa rahiman:
By this is meant a covenant and kinship.
The reference is to Lady Hajarah (rahimahallah) being from the people of Egypt,
and on account of her, they possess a right to respect.
(2)
Yatanaza‘ani fi mawdi‘i labinah:
They will dispute over a place the size of a brick,
that is, disagreements will arise over trivial benefits, profits, and interests,
agriculture will become predominant, and the importance of religion will no longer remain.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6493
