حَدَّثَنَا
الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلَّالُ، حَدَّثَنَا
هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، حَدَّثَنَا
اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي
أَبُو عَقِيلٍ زُهْرَةُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ، عَنْ
أَبِي صَالِحٍ مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ ، قَال : سَمِعْتُ
عُثْمَانَ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ، يَقُولُ : إِنِّي كَتَمْتُكُمْ حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَرَاهِيَةَ تَفَرُّقِكُمْ عَنِّي ، ثُمَّ بَدَا لِي أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكُمُوهُ لِيَخْتَارَ امْرُؤٌ لِنَفْسِهِ مَا بَدَا لَهُ ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " رِبَاطُ يَوْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ، خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ يَوْمٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ مِنَ الْمَنَازِلِ " ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ ، وقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل : أَبُو صَالِحٍ مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ اسْمُهُ : تُرْكَانُ .
Abu Salih, the freed slave of Uthman, says: I heard Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) saying from the pulpit: I had concealed a hadith from you which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) out of fear that you would separate from me. Then it occurred to me that I should narrate it to you so that everyone may choose for himself what he understands. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "Guarding the frontier for one day in the way of Allah is better than guarding for a thousand days elsewhere." __REF_N__ Imam Tirmidhi says: This hadith is hasan sahih gharib.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, upon hearing the virtue regarding jihad mentioned in this hadith, you people will separate from us for the sake of guarding and protecting the borders.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1667