Riyad us-Salihin Hadith 195

What is Riyad us-Salihin Hadith 195?

Riyad us-Salihin Hadith 195 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 1: The Book of Miscellany. 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: Riyad us-Salihin
Reference in Sirah: Hadith 195
Chapter: 1: The Book of Miscellany
Narrator in the source: Abu 'Abdullah Tariq bin Shihab (May Allah bepleased with him)
Compiler: Imam an-Nawawi
Displayed grading: An-Nasa'i, with a sound chain

Hadith 195

An-Nasa'i, with a sound chain

الثاني عشر‏:‏ عن أبي عبد الله طارق بن شهاب البجلي الأحمسي رضي الله عنه أن رجلاً سأل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وقد وضع رجله في الغرز‏:‏ أي الجهاد أفضل‏؟‏ قال‏:‏ “كلمة حق عند سلطان جائر‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه النسائي بإسناد صحيح‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

A person asked the Prophet (ﷺ) (when he had just put his foot in the stirrup): "What is the highest form of Jihad?" He (ﷺ) said, "Speaking the truth in the presence of a tyrant ruler". [An-Nasa'i, with a sound chain].

— Abu 'Abdullah Tariq bin Shihab (May Allah bepleased with him)

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Source information

Collection: Riyad us-Salihin. Compiler: Imam an-Nawawi. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 195.

This record is from a collection imported into Sirah’s database. Numbering and translations may differ between editions.

Source grading label: An-Nasa'i, with a sound chain. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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