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Muwatta MalikThe Oath of Allegiance

Muwatta Malik 1811

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Muwatta Malik 1811

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، قَالَ كُنَّا إِذَا بَايَعْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ يَقُولُ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ ‏"

Malik related to me from Abdullah ibn Dinar that Abdullah ibn Umar said, "When we took an oath of allegiance with him to hear and obey, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to us, 'In what you are able.' "

Reported by Malik (No. 1811).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : قَوْلُهُ رَضِي اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كُنَّا إِذَا بَايَعْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم الْمُبَايَعَةُ تَخْتَصُّ بِمُعَاقَدَةِ الْإِمَامِ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا جَاءَك الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ يُبَايِعْنَك عَلَى أَنْ لَا يُشْرِكْنَ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَسْرِقْنَ وَلَا يَزْنِينَ وَلَا يَقْتُلْنَ أَوْلَادَهُنَّ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَبَايِعْهُنَّ وَمُبَايَعَةُ الْإِمَامِ إنَّمَا هِيَ عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ وَمَعْنَى ذَلِكَ امْتِثَالُ الْأَمْرِ وَالنَّهْيِ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم يَقُولُ لَهُمْ : فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ يُرِيدُ مِنْ السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ وَذَلِكَ - وَاَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ - لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ سُ…

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  • موطأ مالك برواية أبي مصعب الزهري (512)إِذَا بَايَعْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى السَّمْعِ ، وَالطَّاعَةِ ، يَقُولُ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ

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