Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 4656

What is Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 4656?

Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 4656 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 42: Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah). 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 4656
Chapter
42: Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)
Narrator in the source
Umar ibn al-Khattab رضی اللہ عنہ said
Compiler
Imam Abu Dawud
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 4656
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ أَبُو عُمَرَ الضَّرِيرُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ إِيَاسٍ الْجُرَيْرِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ الْعُقَيْلِيِّ،‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْأَقْرَعِ مُؤَذِّنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ بَعَثَنِي عُمَرُ إِلَى الْأُسْقُفِّ فَدَعَوْتُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ:‏‏‏‏ وَهَلْ تَجِدُنِي فِي الْكِتَابِ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كَيْفَ تَجِدُنِي ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَجِدُكَ قَرْنًا فَرَفَعَ عَلَيْهِ الدِّرَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَرْنٌ مَهْ ؟ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَرْنٌ حَدِيدٌ أَمِينٌ شَدِيدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كَيْفَ تَجِدُ الَّذِي يَجِيءُ مِنْ بَعْدِي ؟ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَجِدُهُ خَلِيفَةً صَالِحًا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ يُؤْثِرُ قَرَابَتَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ عُمَرُ:‏‏‏‏ يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ عُثْمَانَ ثَلَاثًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كَيْفَ تَجِدُ الَّذِي بَعْدَهُ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَجِدُهُ صَدَأَ حَدِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَوَضَعَ عُمَرُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا دَفْرَاهُ يَا دَفْرَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّهُ خَلِيفَةٌ صَالِحٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَكِنَّهُ يُسْتَخْلَفُ حِينَ يُسْتَخْلَفُ وَالسَّيْفُ مَسْلُولٌ وَالدَّمُ مُهْرَاقٌ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ الدَّفْرُ النَّتْنُ.

Umar sent me to a bishop and I called him. Umar said to him: Do you find me in the Book? He said: Yes. He asked: How do you find me? He said: I find you (like a) castle. Then he raised a whip to him, saying: What do you mean by castle? He replied: An iron castle and severely trustworthy. He asked: How do you find the one who will come after me? He said: I find him a pious caliph, except that he will prefer his relatives. Umar said: May Allah have mercy on Uthman: He said it three times. He then asked: How do you find the one who will come after him? He replied: I find him like rusty iron. Umar then put his hand on his head, and said: O filthy! O filthy! He said: Commander of the Faithful! He is a pious caliph, but when he is made caliph, the sword will be unsheathed and blood will be shed. Abu Dawud said: Al-dafr means filth or evil smell.

— Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab رضی اللہ عنہ said

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Collection: Sunan Abu Dawud. Compiler: Imam Abu Dawud. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 4656.

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

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