Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3978

What is Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3978?

Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3978 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 38: The Book of Fighting [The Prohibition of Bloodshed]. 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 an-Nasai
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 3978
Chapter
38: The Book of Fighting [The Prohibition of Bloodshed]
Narrator in the source
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ عنہ said
Compiler
Imam an-Nasai
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 3978
Sahih

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَعْدَهُ،‏‏‏‏ وَكَفَرَ مَنْ كَفَرَ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ عُمَرُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَيْفَ تُقَاتِلُ النَّاسَ،‏‏‏‏ وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا:‏‏‏‏ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَنْ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَقَدْ عَصَمَ مِنِّي،‏‏‏‏ مَالَهُ،‏‏‏‏ وَنَفْسَهُ إِلَّا بِحَقِّهِ،‏‏‏‏ وَحِسَابُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ . قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ:‏‏‏‏ لَأُقَاتِلَنَّ مَنْ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّ الزَّكَاةَ حَقُّ الْمَالِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَوَاللَّهِ لَوْ مَنَعُونِي عَنَاقًا كَانُوا يُؤَدُّونَهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَقَاتَلْتُهُمْ عَلَى مَنْعِهَا. قَالَ عُمَرُ:‏‏‏‏ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ رَأَيْتُ اللَّهَ شَرَحَ صَدْرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ لِلْقِتَالِ فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ.

When the Messenger of Allah [ﷺ] died, and Abu Bakr (became Khalifah) after him, and the 'Arabs reverted to Kufr, 'Umar رضی اللہ عنہ said: 'O Abu Bakr, how can you fight the people when the Messenger of Allah [ﷺ] said: I have been commanded to fight the people until they say La ilaha illallah, and whoever says La ilaha illallah, his wealth and his life are safe from me, except for a right that is due, and his reckoning will be with Allah, the Mighty and Sublime?' Abu Bakr رضی اللہ عنہ said: 'I will fight whoever separates Salah and Zakah, for Zakah is the compulsory right to be taken from wealth. By Allah, if they withhold from me a young goat that they used to give to the Messenger of Allah [ﷺ], I will fight them for withholding it.' 'Umar رضی اللہ عنہ said: 'By Allah, as soon as I saw that Allah has expanded the chest of Abu Bakr رضی اللہ عنہ to fighting, I knew that it was the truth.'

— It was narrated that Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ عنہ said

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Collection: Sunan an-Nasai. Compiler: Imam an-Nasai. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 3978.

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

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