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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of al-Bay'ah

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4192

Chapter: The Exhortation To Obey The Imam

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4192

Narrator:Umm al-Husayn

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَدَّتِي، تَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ ‏

"‏ وَلَوِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا ‏"

It was narrated that Yahya bin Husain said:

"I heard my grandmother say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah say, during the Farewell Pilgrimage: If an Ethiopian slave is appointed over you who rules according to the Book of Allah, then listen to him and obey."'

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4192), Muslim (No. 1838a) and Ahmad (No. 16049, 22147, 26002, 26004, 26008).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( وَلَوْ اُسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْد حَبَشِيّ ) أَيْ لَوْ جَعَلَ الْخَلِيفَة بَعْض عَبِيده أَمِيرًا عَلَيْكُمْ فَلَا يُرَدّ أَنَّ الْعَبْد لَا يَصْلُح لِلْخِلَافَةِ عَلَى أَنَّ الْمَطْلُوب الْمُبَالَغَة فَلَا يُلْتَفَت إِلَى مِثْل هَذَا. قَوْله ( يَقُودكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّه ) فِيهِ إِشَارَة إِلَى أَنَّهُ لَا طَاعَةَ لَهُ فِيمَا يُخَالِفُ حُكْم اللَّه تَعَالَى وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4192
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 4192
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4192

Other versions

Also reported by… (6)
  • أسد الغابة (2519)ولو استعمل عليكم عبد يقودكم بكتاب الله عز وجل فاسمعوا له وأطيعوا
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7507)وَلَوِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ ، فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا
  • شرح أصول اعتقاد أهل السنة والجماعة للالكائي (1888)إِنِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ ، فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (5601)إِنِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ ، فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (5602)وَلَوِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ ، فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا
  • مسند عبد بن حميد (1570)وَلَوِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ ، فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأطِيعُوا

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1298a

I performed Hajj along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage and saw him when he flung pebbles at Jamrat al-'Aqaba and returned while he was riding the camel, and Bilal and Usama were with him. One of them was leading his camel, while the other was raising his cloth…

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Narrated by Umm al-Husayn + 10 other versions

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