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Sahih Muslim 17a

A delegation of Abdul Qais came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and said: Messenger of Allah, verily ours is a tribe of Rabia and there stand between you and us the…

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حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَمْرَةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، (وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ) أَخْبَرَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَمْرَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

قَالَ قَدِمَ وَفْدُ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا هَذَا الْحَىَّ مِنْ رَبِيعَةَ وَقَدْ حَالَتْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ كُفَّارُ مُضَرَ فَلَا نَخْلُصُ إِلَيْكَ إِلاَّ فِي شَهْرِ الْحَرَامِ فَمُرْنَا بِأَمْرٍ نَعْمَلُ بِهِ وَنَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ مَنْ وَرَاءَنَا.

قَالَ: «آمُرُكُمْ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَأَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْ أَرْبَعٍ الإِيمَانِ بِاللَّهِ (ثُمَّ فَسَّرَهَا لَهُمْ فَقَالَ) شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ وَأَنْ تُؤَدُّوا خُمُسَ مَا غَنِمْتُمْ وَأَنْهَاكُمْ عَنِ الدُّبَّاءِ وَالْحَنْتَمِ وَالنَّقِيرِ وَالْمُقَيَّرِ».

زَادَ خَلَفٌ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ «شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ». وَعَقَدَ وَاحِدَةً

A delegation of Abdul Qais came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and said: Messenger of Allah, verily ours is a tribe of Rabia and there stand between you and us the unbelievers of Mudar and we find no freedom to come to you except in the sacred month. Direct us to an act which we should ourselves perform and invite those who live beside us.

Upon this the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) remarked: I command you to do four things and prohibit you against four acts. (The four deeds which you are commanded to do are): Faith in Allah, and then he explained it for them and said: Testifying the fact. that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, performance of prayer, payment of Zakat, that you pay Khums (one-fifth) of the booty fallen to your lot, and I prohibit you to use round gourd, wine jars, wooden pots or skins for wine.

Khalaf ibn Hisham has made this addition in his narration: Testifying the fact that there is no god but Allah, and then he with his finger pointed out the oneness of the Lord.

ابو سعید اشج ‘ وکیع ‘ اعمش ‘ مسیب بن رافع ‘ عامر بن عبدہ سے روایت ہے ، کہا : حضرت عبد اللہ بن مسعود ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ نے فرمایا : بلاشبہ شیطان کسی آدمی کی شکل اختیار کرتا ہے ، پھر لوگوں کے پاس آتا ہے اور انہیں جھوٹ ( پر مبنی ) کوئی حدیث سناتا ہے ، پھر وہ بکھر جاتے ہیں ، ان میں سے کوئی آدمی کہتا ہے : میں نے ایک آدمی سے ( حدیث ) سنی ہے ، میں اس کا چہرہ تو پہنچانتا ہوں پر اس کا نام نہیں جانتا ، وہ حدیث سنا رہا تھا ۔

Bana Ebû Saîd el-Eşecc dahi rivâyet etti. ki: Bize Vekî' rivâyet etti. ki: Bize A'meş, Müseyyeb b. Râfi'den o da Âmir b. Abede'den naklen rivâyet etti. Âmir Şöyle dedi: dedi ki: şeytan insan kılığına girerek cemâate gelir de onlara yalandan hadîs söyler. Az sonra o cemâat dağılırlar. Onlardan bazısı: Bir adam dinledim; yüzünü tanıyorum ama adının ne olduğunu bilmiyorum; hadîs söylüyordu; der.»

Sahih Muslim 17a, Book 1, The Book of Faith, Hadith 23. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to Al-Mundhir ibn ‘Ā’idh, known as Al-Ashajj of the tribe of ‘Abdul-Qays and its leader (may Allah be pleased with him): Indeed, you possess two traits that Allah loves: reason, calm deliberation, sobriety, and avoiding haste.

What it teaches

  • Encouraging the adoption of prudence and deliberation.
  • Encouraging deliberation in matters and the consideration of consequences.
  • Prudence and deliberation are among the praiseworthy traits.
  • One should praise Allah Almighty for the good character traits He has naturally instilled in him.
  • "Al-Ashajj" refers to someone who has been injured with a wound on the face, head, or forehead.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Khalaf ibn HishamTold us, Fourth generation, died 229 AH
  3. 3Hammad ibn ZaydTold us, Third generation, died 177 AH
  4. 4Nasr ibn ImranFrom, Successor, died 128 AH
  5. 5Ibn AbbasHeard, Companion, died 65 AH

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