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 مَنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبِي مُزَاحِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَي بْنُ حَمْزَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ ، أَنَّ عُمَيْرَ بْنَ هَانِئٍ ، حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " لَا تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي قَائِمَةً بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ ، لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ خَذَلَهُمْ أَوْ خَالَفَهُمْ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ وَهُمْ ظَاهِرُونَ عَلَى النَّاسِ " .
It his been narrated on the authority of Umair bin Umm Hani who said: I heard Mu'awiyah say (while delivering a sermon from the pulpit) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: A group of people from my Umma will continue to obey Allah's Command, and those who desert or oppose them shall not be able to do them any harm. They will be dominating the peeple until Allah's Command is executed (i. e. Resurrection is established).
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
"Where are your scholars?" This means that if you are in doubt, then ask those senior Companions (radi Allahu anhum); they too will support me. Or it means: why do your scholars not narrate these hadiths to you?
(2)
The meaning of "prevailing" is that they will prevail over the misguided sects through the strength of proofs and evidences, or it means that ultimately, outward dominance will also be attained by the people of truth.
(3)
The way of the true scholars is that they propagate what is correct and criticize wrong actions and wrong beliefs. In this matter, they do not consider whether their supporters are few or many, nor at what level of power and authority their opponents stand. The lives of great figures such as Imam Malik, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and Imam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) are the best examples of this.
(1)
"Where are your scholars?" This means that if you are in doubt, then ask those senior Companions (radi Allahu anhum); they too will support me. Or it means: why do your scholars not narrate these hadiths to you?
(2)
The meaning of "prevailing" is that they will prevail over the misguided sects through the strength of proofs and evidences, or it means that ultimately, outward dominance will also be attained by the people of truth.
(3)
The way of the true scholars is that they propagate what is correct and criticize wrong actions and wrong beliefs. In this matter, they do not consider whether their supporters are few or many, nor at what level of power and authority their opponents stand. The lives of great figures such as Imam Malik, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and Imam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) are the best examples of this.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 9
