Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 4338

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Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 4338 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 39: Battles (Kitab Al-Malahim). This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Abu Dawud
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 4338
Chapter
39: Battles (Kitab Al-Malahim)
Narrator in the source
Abu Bakr رضی اللہ عنہ
Compiler
Imam Abu Dawud
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 4338
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ خَالِدٍ. ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ الْمَعْنَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيل، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ قَيْسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ:‏‏‏‏ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّكُمْ تَقْرَءُونَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ وَتَضَعُونَهَا عَلَى غَيْرِ مَوَاضِعِهَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ لا يَضُرُّكُمْ مَنْ ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْ[ سورة المائدة آية 105] قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ عَنْ خَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّا سَمِعْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ النَّاسَ إِذَا رَأَوْا الظَّالِمَ فَلَمْ يَأْخُذُوا عَلَى يَدَيْهِ أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يَعُمَّهُمُ اللَّهُ بِعِقَابٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ عَمْرٌو، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ هُشَيْمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ مَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ يُعْمَلُ فِيهِمْ بِالْمَعَاصِي ثُمَّ يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَى أَنْ يُغَيِّرُوا ثُمَّ لَا يُغَيِّرُوا إِلَّا يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَعُمَّهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ بِعِقَابٍ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ وَرَوَاهُ كَمَا قَالَ خَالِدٌ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَجَمَاعَةٌ وَقَالَ شُعْبَةُ فِيهِ مَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ يُعْمَلُ فِيهِمْ بِالْمَعَاصِي هُمْ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّنْ يَعْمَلُهُ.

You people recite this verse You who believe, care for yourselves; he who goes astray cannot harm you when you are rightly-guided, and put it in its improper place. Khalid's version has: We heard the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: When the people see a wrongdoer and do not prevent him, Allah will soon punish them all. Amr bin Hushaym's version has: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: If acts of disobedience are done among any people and do not change them though the are able to do so, Allah will soon punish them all. Adu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Usamah and a group transmitters similar to the version narrated by Khalid. The version of Shubah has: If acts of obedience are done among any people who are more numerous than those who do them. . . .

— Narrated Abu Bakr رضی اللہ عنہ

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Collection: Sunan Abu Dawud. Compiler: Imam Abu Dawud. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 4338.

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Source grading label: Sahih. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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