Toggle above to switch between keyword search and direct hadith lookup
مسند الشهاب
Musnad Shihab
Hadiths 201 to 400
يَدُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْجَمَاعَةِThe hand of Allah is over the group
Hadith 239
اُردوEn
239 - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاغِ الْإِسْكَنْدَرَانِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ فَيَّاضٍ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ التَّمَّارُ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، أبنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَدُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْجَمَاعَةِ»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah's hand is over the group (jama‘ah)."
Brief Explanation
Explanation: -
Some people say that from “Allah’s hand is over the group (jama‘ah),” it is understood that it is permissible for Muslims of correct creed to form many groups, various parties, sects, paper organizations, and to be divided into fragments. The response is that this understanding of the hadith is completely incorrect; this hadith only means three things:
① Consensus (ijma‘) is authoritative.
② According to the Book and Sunnah and consensus, Allah’s hand is over the correct caliphate (khilafah) and the caliph (khalifah).
③ One should perform prayer in congregation (jama‘ah).
This is the meaning that is established from the pious predecessors (salaf salihin), whereas the existence of parties, prevalent organizations, and paper groups is, in light of (wa la tafarraqu) and (wa la takhtalifu), incorrect. [اضواء المصابيح : 1/ 275]
Some people say that from “Allah’s hand is over the group (jama‘ah),” it is understood that it is permissible for Muslims of correct creed to form many groups, various parties, sects, paper organizations, and to be divided into fragments. The response is that this understanding of the hadith is completely incorrect; this hadith only means three things:
① Consensus (ijma‘) is authoritative.
② According to the Book and Sunnah and consensus, Allah’s hand is over the correct caliphate (khilafah) and the caliph (khalifah).
③ One should perform prayer in congregation (jama‘ah).
This is the meaning that is established from the pious predecessors (salaf salihin), whereas the existence of parties, prevalent organizations, and paper groups is, in light of (wa la tafarraqu) and (wa la takhtalifu), incorrect. [اضواء المصابيح : 1/ 275]
