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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب قتال أهل البغي
Book of Fighting the Rebels
باب: الخلاف في قتال أهل البغي
Chapter: The disagreement on fighting rebels
Bayhaqi 16779 — The disagreement on fighting rebels
احْتَجَّ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْقَدِْيمِ بِالْآيَةِ: {وَإِنْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُوا فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا، فَإِنْ بَغَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى فَقَاتِلُوا الَّتِي تَبْغِي حَتَّى تَفِيءَ إِلَى أَمْرِ اللهِ} [الحجرات: 9]، فَأَذِنَ تَبَارَكَ اسْمُهُ بِقِتَالِ الْفِئَةِ الْبَاغِيَةِ إِذَا أَبَتْ أَنْ تَفِيءَ، قَالَ: وَرَغِبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي قِتَالِ أَهْلِ الْبَغْيِ، وَسَاقَ الْأَحَادِيثَ الَّتِي ذَكَرْنَاهَا فِي أَوَّلِ هَذَا الْكِتَابِ، وَنَحْنُ نَسُوقُهَا هَهُنَا بِأَسَانِيدَ أُخَرَ.
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), in his earlier (school), drew evidence from this verse: "And if two groups of the believers fight one another, make peace between them; but if one of them transgresses against the other, then fight the one that transgresses until it returns to the command of Allah Almighty." [Surah al-Hujurat: 9]
Thus Allah, blessed be His name, permitted fighting the rebellious group when it refuses to return (to the truth).
He said: "And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged fighting the people of rebellion."
And he cited the hadiths that we mentioned at the beginning of this book, and we present them here with other chains.
Thus Allah, blessed be His name, permitted fighting the rebellious group when it refuses to return (to the truth).
He said: "And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged fighting the people of rebellion."
And he cited the hadiths that we mentioned at the beginning of this book, and we present them here with other chains.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ الْعَدْلُ، بِبَغْدَادَ، أَنْبَأَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الرُّزَازُ، ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ هُوَ ابْنُ الْمُنَادِي، ثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْأَزْرَقُ، ثَنَا عَوْفٌ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " تَفْتَرِقُ أُمَّتِي فِرْقَتَيْنِ، فَتَمْرُقُ بَيْنَهُمْ مَارِقَةٌ، تَقْتُلُهَا أَوْلَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ بِالْحَقِّ " أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ كَمَا مَضَى.
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "My ummah will split into two groups, and from between them a group will break away (from the religion); it will be killed by whichever of the two groups is closer to the truth."
