صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب البر والصلة والآدابThe Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship
باب نَصْرِ الأَخِ ظَالِمًا أَوْ مَظْلُومًا:Chapter: Supporting One's Brother Whether He Is Doing Wrong Or Being Wronged
Hadith 2584
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، قَالَ : اقْتَتَلَ غُلَامَانِ غُلَامٌ مِنْ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ ، وَغُلَامٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ ، فَنَادَى الْمُهَاجِرُ أَوْ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ : يَا لَلْمُهَاجِرِينَ ، وَنَادَى الْأَنْصَارِيُّ : يَا لَلْأَنْصَارِ ، فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا هَذَا دَعْوَى أَهْلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ؟ قَالُوا : لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِلَّا أَنَّ غُلَامَيْنِ اقْتَتَلَا فَكَسَعَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْآخَرَ ، قَالَ : " فَلَا بَأْسَ وَلْيَنْصُرِ الرَّجُلُ أَخَاهُ ظَالِمًا أَوْ مَظْلُومًا ، إِنْ كَانَ ظَالِمًا فَلْيَنْهَهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ نَصْرٌ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مَظْلُومًا فَلْيَنْصُرْهُ " .
Jabir bin 'Abdullah (RA) reported that two young men, one from the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the other one from the Angr (helpers) fell into dispute and the Muhajir called his fellow Muhajirin, and the Ansari (the helper) called the Ansar (for help). In the meanwhile, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came there and said: What is this, the proclamation of the days of jahiliya (ignorance)? They said: Allah's Messenger, there is nothing serious. The two young men fell into dispute and the one struck at the back of the other. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Well, a person should help his brother whether he is an oppressor or an oppressed. If he is the oppressor he should prevent him from doing it, for that is his help; and if he is the oppressed he should be helped (against oppression).
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ وَاللَّفْظُ لِابْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَبْدَةَ : أَخْبَرَنَا ، وقَالَ الْآخَرُونَ : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعَ عَمْرٌو جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، يَقُولُ : " كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزَاةٍ ، فَكَسَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ ، فَقَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ : يَا لَلْأَنْصَارِ ، وَقَالَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ : يَا لَلْمُهَاجِرِينَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : مَا بَالُ دَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ؟ قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، كَسَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ ، فَقَالَ : دَعُوهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُنْتِنَةٌ ، فَسَمِعَهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ ، فَقَالَ : قَدْ فَعَلُوهَا وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الْأَذَلَّ ، قَالَ عُمَرُ : دَعْنِي أَضْرِبُ عُنُقَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ ، فَقَالَ : دَعْهُ لَا يَتَحَدَّثُ النَّاسُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابَهُ " .
Jabir bin 'Abdullah (RA) reported: We were along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in an expedition that a person from amongst the emigrants struck at the back of a person from the Ansir. The Ansiri said: O Ansar! And the Muhijir said: O Emigrants! Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: What are these proclamations of the Days of Ignorance? They said: Allah's Messenger, a person from the emigrants struck at the back of an Ansari, whereupon he said: It is something disgusting. 'Abdullah bin Ubayy heard it and said: They have indeed done it. By Allah, when we would return to Madinah the respectable amongst them (the Ansar) would turn away the mean (the emigrants). Thereupon 'Umar said: Permit me so that I should strike the neck of this hypocrite. But he (the Holy Prophet) said: Leave him, the people may not say that Muhammad kills his companions.
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حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ، قَالَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ : حَدَّثَنَا ، وقَالَ الْآخَرَانِ : أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " كَسَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ ، فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَأَلَهُ الْقَوَدَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : دَعُوهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُنْتِنَةٌ " ، قَالَ ابْنُ مَنْصُورٍ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ : عَمْرٌو ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا .
Jabir bin 'Abdullah reported that a person from the emigrants struck the back of an Ansari. He came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and asked for compensation. Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: Leave it. for it is something disgusting. Ibn Mansur said that in the narration transmitted on the authority of Amr (these words are also found):" I heard Jabir."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Kasa‘:
To kick or pinch on the buttocks.
Benefits and Issues:
During the Battle of Muraysi‘, Jahjah ibn Qays Ghifari, the servant of Umar radi Allahu anhu, who had a cheerful disposition, jokingly kicked Sinan ibn Wabarah Juhani, who was an ally of the Ansar, on the buttocks. He considered this very bad and disgraceful and called upon the Ansar for help. In response, the servant of Umar called upon the Muhajirun. Thus, calling out on the basis of tribal affiliation was a practice from the era of ignorance (jahiliyyah), in which, instead of truth and justice, support was given to one's own family member.
That is why the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "What is this call of the era of ignorance?" The noble Companions radi Allahu anhum replied that not many people were affected by this call, and the spirit of tribalism (asabiyyah) did not rise up. Therefore, nothing happened as a result. So the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "Then let it be, there is no danger or fear, because you were not affected by it. Certainly, help your brother, but helping an oppressor brother is to stop him from opposing the Shari‘ah, to prevent him from wrongdoing so that he may be saved from Allah's reckoning."
In this way, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam maintained the saying from the era of ignorance, "Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or oppressed," but changed its meaning and eliminated tribalism (asabiyyah).
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Kasa‘:
To kick or pinch on the buttocks.
Benefits and Issues:
During the Battle of Muraysi‘, Jahjah ibn Qays Ghifari, the servant of Umar radi Allahu anhu, who had a cheerful disposition, jokingly kicked Sinan ibn Wabarah Juhani, who was an ally of the Ansar, on the buttocks. He considered this very bad and disgraceful and called upon the Ansar for help. In response, the servant of Umar called upon the Muhajirun. Thus, calling out on the basis of tribal affiliation was a practice from the era of ignorance (jahiliyyah), in which, instead of truth and justice, support was given to one's own family member.
That is why the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "What is this call of the era of ignorance?" The noble Companions radi Allahu anhum replied that not many people were affected by this call, and the spirit of tribalism (asabiyyah) did not rise up. Therefore, nothing happened as a result. So the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "Then let it be, there is no danger or fear, because you were not affected by it. Certainly, help your brother, but helping an oppressor brother is to stop him from opposing the Shari‘ah, to prevent him from wrongdoing so that he may be saved from Allah's reckoning."
In this way, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam maintained the saying from the era of ignorance, "Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or oppressed," but changed its meaning and eliminated tribalism (asabiyyah).
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6582
