Hadith 2229

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ الرَّحَبِيِّ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّمَا أَخَافُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي الْأَئِمَّةَ الْمُضِلِّينَ " . (حديث مرفوع) (حديث موقوف) قَالَ : قَالَ : وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي عَلَى الْحَقِّ ظَاهِرِينَ لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ يَخْذُلُهُمْ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ " ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ، سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيل ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْمَدِينِيِّ ، يَقُولُ : وَذَكَرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ظَاهِرِينَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ " فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ : هُمْ أَهْلُ الْحَدِيثِ .
´Thawban narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:` "I only fear for my Ummah from the misguiding A'immah." He said that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said: "There will never cease to be a group from my Ummah manifest upon the truth, they will not be harmed by those who forsake them until Allah's Decree comes."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الفتن عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2229
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، الصحيحة (4 / 110 و 1957)
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح مسلم/الإمارة 53 (1920) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/المقدمة 1 (10) ( تحفة الأشراف : 2102) ، و مسند احمد (5/279) (کلہم بالشطر الثاني فحسب) (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, these rulers will be such that they will be proponents of innovation (bid‘ah) and immorality (fisq wa fujur).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2229
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Zahireen ‘ala al-haqq:
They will remain steadfast upon the truth,
or, on the basis of the truth, they will prevail over others,
sometimes through strength and power, and sometimes through evidence and proofs.

(2)
Khadhala-hum:
He will not help or support them,
He will oppose them.

(3)
Hatta ya’tiya amrullah:
Until, by Allah’s command, a wind will blow which will seize the soul of every believer, and only the worst people will remain alive, and this will occur near the time of the Day of Judgment,
therefore, in some narrations, it is stated: hatta taqum as-sa’ah,
meaning, until the Day of Judgment is established.

Benefits and Issues:
By the group “zahireen ‘ala al-haqq” is meant
the group of scholars, hadith scholars (muhaddithin), and those who strive in Allah’s cause (mujahideen),
the Ahl al-Hadith continue to defend the religion intellectually, and the mujahideen defend it practically through strength, power, and jihad,
therefore, those scholars and mujahideen who stand firm for Allah’s religion,
they continue to perform intellectual and practical jihad, and will continue to do so,
they alone are its true referents.
According to Imam Ahmad,
Yazid ibn Harun, and Imam Bukhari, by this is meant
the Ahl al-Hadith and the companions of hadith.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4950
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
See the benefits of Hadith number 6 and 9.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 10