Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd
حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ
مَنْ نَصَرَ قَوْمَهُ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْحَقِّ فَهُوَ كَالْبَعِيرِ الَّذِي رُدِّيَ فَهُوَ يُنْزَعُ بِذَنَبِهِ .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:
If anyone helps his people in an unrighteous cause, he is like a camel which falls into a well and is pulled out by its tail.
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5117, 5118).
Scholars’ grades
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
AuthenticSahih Muquf |
The hadith |
No. 5117 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih |
The chain only |
No. 5117 |
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH |
AuthenticSahih Muquf |
The hadith |
No. 5117 |
Other versions
Authentic
Sunan Abu Dawud 5118
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم…
Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd
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Musnad Ahmad 3540
Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd Arabic only
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Musnad Ahmad 4065
Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd Arabic only