Hadith 1170

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْمُبَارَكِيُّ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُوَرِّعِ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ : كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي جَنَازَةٍ ، فَقَالَ : " مَنْ يَأْتِي الْمَدِينَةَ فَلَا يَدَعُ قَبْرًا إِلَّا سَوَّاهُ ، وَلَا صُورَةً إِلَّا طَلَخَهَا ، وَلَا وَثَنًا إِلَّا كَسَرَهُ ؟ " ، قَالَ : فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : أَنَا ، ثُمَّ هَابَ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَلَسَ ، قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : فَانْطَلَقْتُ ، ثُمَّ جِئْتُ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، لَمْ أَدَعْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَبْرًا إِلَّا سَوَّيْتُهُ ، وَلَا صُورَةً إِلَّا طَلَخْتُهَا ، وَلَا وَثَنًا إِلَّا كَسَّرْتُهُ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ : " مَنْ عَادَ فَصَنَعَ شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَدْ كَفَرَ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ، يَا عَلِيُّ ، لَا تَكُونَنَّ فَتَّانًا ، أَوْ قَالَ : مُخْتَالًا ، وَلَا تَاجِرًا إِلَّا تَاجِرَ الْخَيْرِ ، فَإِنَّ أُولَئِكَ هُمْ الْمُسَوِّفُونَ فِي الْعَمَلِ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that we were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at a funeral. On that occasion, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Who among you will go to Madinah and not leave any idol there without breaking it, not leave any grave without leveling it, and not see any picture without smearing it with mud and clay?" A man stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I will do this." So that man set out, but when he reached Madinah, he was overawed by the people of Madinah and returned. Seeing this, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! I will go." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him permission. So when he returned, he said: "O Messenger of Allah! Wherever I found any kind of idol, I broke it; every grave I saw, I leveled it; and every picture I saw, I smeared it with mud." After this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Now, whoever does any of these things again, it is as if he denies the revelation sent down upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." He also said: "O Ali! Do not become one who puts people into trial or one who boasts, but be only a trader of goodness, for these are the people who can only surpass others through deeds."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الخلفاء الراشدين / 1170
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