Sunan an-Nasa'i 4164

Chapter: The Importance Of Emigration (Hijrah)

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 4164

أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا، سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ وَيْحَكَ

إِنَّ شَأْنَ الْهِجْرَةِ شَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَهَلْ تُؤَدِّي صَدَقَتَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed that:

a Bedouin asked the Messenger of Allah about emigration (Hijrah). He said: "Woe to you, emigration is very important. Do you have any camels?" He said: "Yes. He said: "Do you pay Sadaqah on them?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Do righteous deeds no matter how far away you are from the Muslims, for Allah, the Mighty and sublime, will never cause any of your deeds tobe lost."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4164), Al-Bukhari (No. 1452, 2633, 3923, 6165), Muslim (No. 1865a), Abu Dawud (No. 2477) and Ahmad (No. 10682, 10685, 11193).

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( عَنْ الْهِجْرَة ) هِيَ تَرْك الْوَطَن وَالِانْتِقَال إِلَى الْمَدِينَة تَأْيِيدًا وَتَقْوِيَة لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِعَانَة لَهُمْ عَلَى قِتَال الْكَفَرَة وَكَانَتْ فَرْضًا فِي أَوَّل الْأَمْر ثُمَّ صَارَتْ مَنْدُوبَة فَلَعَلَّ السُّؤَال كَانَ فِي آخِر الْأَمْر أَوْ لَعَلَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّه تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَافَ عَلَيْهِ لِمَا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ الْأَعْرَاب مِنْ الضَّعْف حَتَّى أَنَّ أَحَدهمْ لَيَقُولُ إِنْ حَصَلَ لَهُ مَرَض فِي الْمَدِينَة أَقِلْنِي بَيْعَتك وَنَحْو ذَلِكَ وَلِذَلِكَ قَالَ إِنَّ أَمْر الْهِجْرَة شَدِيد ( وَيْحك ) لِلتَّرَحُّمِ ( فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاء الْبِحَار ) أَيْ فَأْتِ بِالْخَيْرَاتِ كُلّهَا وَإِنْ كُنْت وَرَاء…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4164
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon	The hadith	No. 4164
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4164

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1452

A Bedouin asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about the emigration. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "May Allah have mercy on you! The matter of emigration is very hard. Have you got camels? Do you pay their Zakat?" The Bedouin said, "Yes, I have camels and I pay their Zakat." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, Work beyond…

فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ تُؤَدِّي صَدَقَتَهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَنْ يَتِرَكَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ شَيْئًا ‏"