مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwiya
كتاب الفتنBook of Trials
Trials and punishments upon the Ummah explained
Hadith 843
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْحَفَرِيُّ، قَالَ: زَعَمَ سَعْدُ بْنُ طَارِقٍ، وَهُوَ أَبُو مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: ((لَيْسَ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ عَذَابٌ، إِنَّمَا عَذَابُهَا بِأَيْدِيهِمْ)) ، فَقِيلَ: وَكَيْفَ يَكُونَ عَذَابُهَا بِأَيْدِيهِمْ؟، فَقَالَ: ((أَلَيْسَ صَفِّينُ كَانَ عَذَابًا؟ أَلَيْسَ النَّهْرَوَانُ كَانَ عَذَابًا؟ أَلَيْسَ الْجَمَلُ كَانَ عَذَابًا؟)) قُلْتُ لِأَبِي دَاوُدَ: مَنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ سَعْدٍ؟ قَالَ: يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ.
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: There is no punishment upon this Ummah; its punishment is in its own hands. It was asked of him, "How can its punishment be in its own hands?" He replied: "Was not the Battle of Siffin a punishment? Was not the Battle of Nahrawan a punishment? Was not the Battle of Jamal a punishment?" The narrator stated: I said to Abu Dawud (may Allah have mercy on him): Who narrated it from Sa'd? He said: Yahya bin Abi Zaidah did.
