Category:The Book on Government in Sahih Muslim

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1. It has been narrarted on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said People are subservient to the Quraish the Muslims among them being subservient to the Muslims among them and the disbelievers among the people being subservient to the disbelievers among them . SahihMuslim-017-001-17686 Category:Chapter on The people follow the Quraish and the Caliphate belongs to the Quraish in Sahih Muslim
2. He said Should I carry the burden of conducting your affairs in my life as well as in my death So far as Caliphate is concerned I wish I could acquit myself before the Almighty in a way that there is neither anything to my credit nor anything to my discredit . SahihMuslim-017-001-17698 Category:Chapter on The obligation of staying with the Jamaah main body of the muslims when Fitn tribulations appear and in all circumstances The prohibition of refusing to obey and on splitting away from the Jamaah in Sahih Muslim
3. when he mentioned the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr I at once understood that he would not place anyone at a par with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and would not nominate anyone . SahihMuslim-017-001-17699 Category:Chapter on The ruling on one who seeks to divide the muslims when they are united in Sahih Muslim
4. It has been reported on the authority of Abdulrahman Bin Samura who said The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me Abdulrahman do not ask for a position of authority for if you are granted this position as a result of your asking for it you will be left alone without God help to discharge the responsibilities attendant thereon and it you are granted it without making any request for it you will be helped by God in the discharge of your duties . SahihMuslim-017-001-17699 Category:Chapter on The ruling on one who seeks to divide the muslims when they are united in Sahih Muslim
5. He said to me Abu Mousa or Abdullah Bin Qais what do you say about the request they have made I said By God Who sent thee on thy mission with truth they did not disclose to me what they had in their minds and I did not know that they would ask for a position . SahihMuslim-017-001-17702 Category:Chapter on The best and worst of rulers in Sahih Muslim
6. He the Holy Prophet said We shall not or shall never appoint to the public offices in our State those who with to have them but you may go Abu Mousa or Abdullah Bin Qais to take up your assignment . SahihMuslim-017-001-17703 Category:Chapter on It is recommended for the army to swear allegiance to the ruler when intending to fight and an account of Bayat ArRidwan beneath the tree in Sahih Muslim
7. He said in this house of mine O God who happens to acquire some kind of control over the affairs of my people and is hard upon them be Thou hard upon him and who happens to acquire some kind of control over the affairs of my people and is kind to them be Thou kind to him . SahihMuslim-017-001-17706 Category:Chapter on How women gave their oath of allegiance in Sahih Muslim
8. Here follows the same tradition as has gone before with the addition that Ibn Ziyad asked Why didnt you narrate this tradition to me before this day Maaqil reprimanded him and said I did not narrate it to you or I was not going to narrate it to you . SahihMuslim-017-001-17710 Category:Chapter on Horse Races and Training Horses for Racing in Sahih Muslim
9. Then he said What about a State official whom I give an assignment and who comes and says This is for you and this has been presented to me as a gift Why didnt he remain in the house of his father or the house of his mother so that he could observe whether gifts were presented to him or not . SahihMuslim-017-001-17718 Category:Chapter on The souls of the martyrs are in Paradise and they are alive with their Lord and they have provision in Sahih Muslim
10. By the Being in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad any one of you will not take anything from it but will bring it on the Day of Judgment carrying on his neck a camel that will be growling or a cow that will be bellowing or an ewe that will be bleating . SahihMuslim-017-001-17718 Category:Chapter on The souls of the martyrs are in Paradise and they are alive with their Lord and they have provision in Sahih Muslim
11. Why did he not remain in the house of his father and his mother and his gift came to him if he was truthful By God any one of you will not take anything from the public funds without any justification but will meet his Lord carrying it on himself on the Day of judgment . SahihMuslim-017-001-17723 Category:Chapter on The virtue of helping the warrior who is fighting in the cause of Allah with mounts etc and looking after his family in his absence in Sahih Muslim
12. It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Holy prophet ﷺ said Whoso obeys me obeys God and whoso disobeys me disobeys God . SahihMuslim-017-001-17726 Category:Chapter on Affirmation of Paradise for the Martyr in Sahih Muslim
13. Whoso obeys my commander obeys me and whoso disobeys my commander disobeys me . SahihMuslim-017-001-17727 Category:Chapter on One who fights so that the word of Allah will be supreme is fighting in the cause of Allah in Sahih Muslim
14. It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Umar that the Prophet ﷺ said It is obligatory upon a Muslim that he should listen to the ruler appointed over him and obey him whether he likes it or not except that he is ordered to do a sinful thing . SahihMuslim-017-001-17739 Category:Chapter on Keeping animals well being in mind when traveling and the prohibition of halting in the road at the end of the night in Sahih Muslim
15. Ubada grandfather said The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took an oath of allegiance from us on our listening to and obeying the orders of our commander in adversity and prosperity in pleasure and displeasure and even when somebody is given preference over us on our avoiding to dispute the delegation of powers to a person deemed to be a fit recipient thereof in the eye of one who delegates it and on our telling the truth in whatever position we be without fearing in the matter ef Allah the reproach of the reproacher . SahihMuslim-017-001-17749 Category:Chapter on The obligation of obeying leaders in matters that do not involve sin but it is forbidden to obey them in sinful matters in Sahih Muslim
16. They his Companions said Messenger of Allah what do you order that one should do if anyone from us has to live through such a time He said You should discharge your own responsibility by obeying your Amir and ask God for your right by guiding the Amir to the right path or by replacing him by one more just and God fearing . SahihMuslim-017-001-17752 Category:Chapter on The command to be patient in the face of oppressive rulers and their selfishness in Sahih Muslim
17. He said It was the duty of every Prophet that has gone before me to guide his followers to what he knew was good for them and warn them against what he knew was bad for them but this Umma of yours has its days of peace and security in the beginning of its career and in the last phase of its existence it will be afflicted with trials and with things disagreeable to you . SahihMuslim-017-001-17755 Category:Chapter on The ruling on one who seeks to divide the muslims when they are united in Sahih Muslim
18. The narrator says that hearing this Abdullah Bin Amr Bin AlAs kept quiet for a while and then said Obey him in so far as he is obedient to God and diqobey him in matters involving disobedience to God . SahihMuslim-017-001-17759 Category:Chapter on It is recommended for the army to swear allegiance to the ruler when intending to fight and an account of Bayat ArRidwan beneath the tree in Sahih Muslim
19. It has been narrated on the authority of Usaid Bin Hudair that a man from the Ansar took the Messenger of Allah ﷺ Aasi de and said to him Will you not appoint me governor as you have appointed so and so He the Messenger of Allah said You will surely come across preferential treatment after me so you should be patient until you meet me at the Cistern Haud i Kauthar . SahihMuslim-017-001-17759 Category:Chapter on It is recommended for the army to swear allegiance to the ruler when intending to fight and an account of Bayat ArRidwan beneath the tree in Sahih Muslim
20. The latter said Salama Bin Yazid Aljuafi asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ Prophet of Allah what do you think if we have rulers who rule over us and demand that we discharge our obligations towards them but they themselves do not discharge their own responsibilities towards us What do you order us to do The Messenger of Allah ﷺ avoided giving any answer . SahihMuslim-017-001-17759 Category:Chapter on It is recommended for the army to swear allegiance to the ruler when intending to fight and an account of Bayat ArRidwan beneath the tree in Sahih Muslim
21. Then he asked again it was the second time or the third time when Ashath Bin Qais finding that the Prophet was unnecessarily being pressed for answer pulled him Aasi de and said Listen to them and obey them for on them shall he their burden and on you shall be your burden . SahihMuslim-017-001-17759 Category:Chapter on It is recommended for the army to swear allegiance to the ruler when intending to fight and an account of Bayat ArRidwan beneath the tree in Sahih Muslim
22. I said How Whereupon he said There will be leaders who will not be led by my guidance and who will not adopt my ways There will be among them men who will have the hearts of devils in the bodies of human beings . SahihMuslim-017-001-17764 Category:Chapter on The age of responsibility in Sahih Muslim
23. And he who is killed under the banner of a man who is blind to the cause for which he is fighting who gets flared up with family pride and fights for his tribe is not from my Ummah and whosoever from my followers attacks my followers indiscriminately killing the righteous and the wicked of them sparing not even those staunch in faith and fulfilling not his obligation towards them who have been given a pledge of security is not from me i . SahihMuslim-017-001-17766 Category:Chapter on Horse Races and Training Horses for Racing in Sahih Muslim
24. It has been narrated through a different chain of transmitters on the authority of Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upoh him said One who dislikes a thing done by his Amir should be patient over it for anyone from the people who withdraws his obedience from the government even to the extent of a handspan and died in that conditions would die the death of one belonging to the days of jahilliya . SahihMuslim-017-001-17766 Category:Chapter on Horse Races and Training Horses for Racing in Sahih Muslim
25. One who sees through their bad deeds and tries to prevent their repetition by his band or through his speech is absolved from blame but one who hates their bad deeds in the heart of his heart being unable to prevent their recurrence by his hand or his tongue is also fafe so far as God wrath is concerned . SahihMuslim-017-001-17768 Category:Chapter on Disliked qualities in Horses in Sahih Muslim
26. I asked him Abu Miqdam have you heard it from Muslim Bin Qaraza or did he describe it to you and he heard it from Auf Bin Malik and he transmitted this tradition of Allah Messenger ﷺ Upon this Ruzaiq sat upon his knees and facing the Qibla said By Allah besides Whom there is no other God I heard it from Muslim Bin Qaraza and he said that te had heard it from Auf Bin Malik and he said that he had heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . SahihMuslim-017-001-17778 Category:Chapter on The virtue of Charity in the Cause of Allah and its Manifold reward in Sahih Muslim
27. He said The period of migration is over with those who had to do it and now nobody can get this meritorious distinctions I said For what actions will you allow him to bind himself in oath He said He can do so for serving the cause of Islam for fighting in the way of Allah and for fighting in the cause of virtue . SahihMuslim-017-001-17793 Category:Chapter on The virtue of Shooting and Encouragement to learn it and criticism of the one who learns it and then forgets it in Sahih Muslim
28. It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said on the day of the Conquest of Mecca There is no Hijra now but only Jihad fighting for the cause of Islam and sincerity of purpose have great reward when you are asked to set out on an expedition undertaken for the cause of Islam you should readily do so . SahihMuslim-017-001-17796 Category:Chapter on Travel is a kind of torment and it is recommended for the traveler to hasten back to his family after finishing his business in Sahih Muslim
29. It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a race of the horses which had been especially prepared for the purpose from Hafya to Thaniyat AlWada the latter being the winning post and of those which had not been trained from Thaniya to the mosque of Banu Zuraiq and Ibn Umar was among those who took part in this race . SahihMuslim-017-001-17812 Category:Chapter on When allegiance has been sworn to two caliphs in Sahih Muslim
30. This tradition has been narrated on the authority of Sufyan with the addition from Abd AlRazzaq one of the narrators explaining the meaning of shikal as a bone whose right back foot and left front foot or left back foot and right front foot are white . SahihMuslim-017-001-17815 Category:Chapter on It is recommended for the army to swear allegiance to the ruler when intending to fight and an account of Bayat ArRidwan beneath the tree in Sahih Muslim
31. If a person gets wounded in the way of Allah he will come on the Day of Judgment with his wound in the same condition as it was when it was first inflicted its colour being the colour of blood but its smell will be the smell of musk . SahihMuslim-017-001-17817 Category:Chapter on Swearing Allegiance and Pledging to adhere to Islam to engage in Jihad and to do Good after the conquest of Makkah and the meaning of the phrase There is No Hijrah migration after the Conquest in Sahih Muslim
32. By the Being in Whose Hand is Muhammad life I love to fight in the way of Allah and be killed to fight and again be killed and to fight again and be killed . SahihMuslim-017-001-17818 Category:Chapter on How women gave their oath of allegiance in Sahih Muslim
33. This is followed by the same words as have appeared in the previous tradition but this tradition has the same ending as the previous hadith with a slight difference in the wording By the Being in Whose Hand is my life I love that I should be killed in the way of Allah then I should be brought back to life and be killed again in His way . SahihMuslim-017-001-17826 Category:Chapter on The virtue of Martyrdom in the cause of Allah in Sahih Muslim
34. It has been narrated on the authority of Anas Bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said Nobody who dies and has something good for him with Allah will ever like to return to this world even though he were offered the whole world and all that is in its as an inducement except the martyr who desires to return and be killed in the world for the great merit of martyrdom that he has seen . SahihMuslim-017-001-17826 Category:Chapter on The virtue of Martyrdom in the cause of Allah in Sahih Muslim
35. It has been narrated on the authority of Sahl Bin Saad AlSaidi that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said A journey undertaken in the morning or evening fond Jihad in the way of Allah will merit a reward better than the world and all that is in it . SahihMuslim-017-001-17838 Category:Chapter on Affirmation of Paradise for the Martyr in Sahih Muslim
36. Then he added What have you said now Wishing to have further assurance from him for his satisfaction he asked again Do you think if I am killed in the way of Allah all my sins will be obliterated from me The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said Yes it you were patient and sincere and always fought facing the enemy and never turning your back upon him all your lapses would be forgiven except debt . SahihMuslim-017-001-17842 Category:Chapter on The words of the prophets saws Deeds are but with intentions which includes fighting and other deeds in Sahih Muslim
37. It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Mousa Ashari that a desert Arab came to the Prophet ﷺ and said Messenger of Allah one man fights fgr the spoils of war another fights that he may be remembered and another fights that he may see his high position achieved as a result of his valour in fighting . SahihMuslim-017-001-17891 Category:Chapter on The virtue of helping the warrior who is fighting in the cause of Allah with mounts etc and looking after his family in his absence in Sahih Muslim
38. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked which of the men fights in the way of Allah one who fights for displaying his valour a man who fights out of his family pride and a man who fights for the sake of show who amongst these fights in the way of Allah The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said Who fights that the word of Allah be exalted fights in the way of Allah . SahihMuslim-017-001-17892 Category:Chapter on The sanctity of the wives of the Mujahidin and the sin of the one who betrays them with regard to them in Sahih Muslim
39. It has been narrated on the authority of Abdullah Bin Amr through a different chain of transmitters that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said A troop of soldiers large or small who fight in the way of Allah get their share of the booty and return safe and sound receive in advance two thirds of their reward only one third remaining to their credit to be received in the Hereafter and a troop of soldiers large or small who return empty handed and are afflicted or wounded will receive their full reward in the Hereafter . SahihMuslim-017-001-17894 Category:Chapter on Affirmation of Paradise for the Martyr in Sahih Muslim
40. It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said While a man walks along a path finds a thorny twig lying on the way and puts it Aasi de Allah would appreciate it and forgive him The Prophet ﷺ said The martyrs are of five kinds one who dies of plague one who dies of diarrhoea or cholera one who is drowned one who is buried under debris and one who dies fighting in the way of Allah . SahihMuslim-017-001-17902 Category:Chapter on The virtue of campaigning by sea in Sahih Muslim
41. They asked Messenger of Allah who are they He said One who is slain in the way of Allah is a martyr one who dies in the way of Allah is a martyr one who dies of plague is a martyr one who dies of cholera is a martyr . SahihMuslim-017-001-17903 Category:Chapter on The virtue of guarding the frontier in the cause of Allah Glorified and Exalted is He in Sahih Muslim
42. When we came back to Medina and were going to enter our houses he said Wait and enter your houses in the later part of the evening so that a woman with dishevelled hair may have used the comb and a woman whose husband has been away from home may have removed the hair from her private parts . SahihMuslim-017-001-17916 Category:Chapter on The prohibition of giving gifts to agents in Sahih Muslim
43. he should not enter his house as a night visitor but should wait until a woman whose husband has been away from house has removed the hair from her private parts and a woman with dishevelled hair has combed her hair . SahihMuslim-017-001-17917 Category:Chapter on The obligation of obeying leaders in matters that do not involve sin but it is forbidden to obey them in sinful matters in Sahih Muslim

Most Postive Sentiment Hadith in The Book on Government in Sahih Muslim

Positive Sentiment may indicate a Permissible, Encouraged Actions or Sunnah

1. It has been narrated on the authority of Jarir Bin Abdullah who said: I saw that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was twisting the forelock of a horse with his fingers and he was saying: A great benefit. i. e. reward for rearing them for Jihad and spoils of war; has been tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Judgment. SahihMuslim-017-001-17828
2. It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said on the day of the Conquest of Mecca: There is no Hijra now; but only Jihad fighting for the cause of Islam and sincerity of purpose have great reward ; when you are asked to set out on an expedition undertaken for the cause of Islam you should readily do so. SahihMuslim-017-001-17810
3. It has been narrated on the authority of Abdullah Bin Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Behold! the Dispensers of justice will be seated on the pulpits of light beside God; on the right side of the Merciful; Exalted and GlorioUS. Either side of the Being is the right side both being equally mrneritorious. The Dispensers of justice are those who do justice in their rules; in matters relating to their families and in all that they undertake to do. SahihMuslim-017-001-17706
4. It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Prophet of Allah ﷺ said: A commander of the Muslims is a shield for them. They fight behind him and they are protected by him from tyrants and aggressors. If he enjoins fear of God; the Exalted and Glorious; and dispenses justice; there will be a great reward for him; and if he enjoins otherwise; it redounds on him. SahihMuslim-017-001-17755
5. It has been narrated through a different chain of transmitters on the same authority; i. e. Abu Mousa Ashari; that a man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about fighting in the way of Allah; the Exalted and Majestic; a man who fights out of rage or out of family pride. He raised his head towards him-and he did so because the man was standing and said: Who fights that the word of Allah be exalted fights in the way of Allah. SahihMuslim-017-001-17902
6. It has been reported on the authority of Bara! who stated: A man from Banu Nabit one of the Ansar tribes came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I testify that there is no god except Allah and that thou art His bondman and Messenger. Then he went forward and fought until he was killed. The Prophet ﷺ said: He has done a little but shall be given a great reward. SahihMuslim-017-001-17894
7. It has been narrated on the authority of Auf Bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The best of your rulers are those whom you love and who love you; who invoke God blessings upon you and you invoke His blessings upon them. And the worst of your rulers are those whom you hate and who hate you and whom you curse and who curse you. It was asked by those present : Shouldnt we overthrow them with the help of the sword? He said: No; as long as they establish prayer among you. If you then find anything detestable in them. You should hate their administration; but do not withdraw yourselves from their obedience. SahihMuslim-017-001-17786
8. It has been narrated on the authority of Auf Bin Malik AlAshjai who said that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: The best of your rulers are those whom you love and who love you; upon whom you invoke God blessings and who invoke His blessing upon you. And the worst of your rulers are those whom you hate and who hate you; who curse you and whom you curse. Those present said: Shouldnt we overthrow them at this? He said: No; as long as they establish prayer among you. No; as long as they establish prayer among you. Mind you! One who has a governor appointed over him and he finds that the governor indulges in an act of disobedience to God; he should condemn the governor act; in disobedience to God; but should not withdraw himself from his obedience. Ibn Jabir said: Ruzaiq narrated to me this hadith. I asked him: Abu Miqdam; have you heard it from Muslim Bin Qaraza or did he describe it to you and he heard it from Auf Bin Malik and he transmitted this tradition of Allah Messenger ﷺ ? Upon this Ruzaiq sat upon his knees and facing the Qibla said: By Allah; besides Whom there is no other God; I heard it from Muslim Bin Qaraza and he said that te had heard it from Auf Bin Malik and he said that he had heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. SahihMuslim-017-001-17787

Most Negative Sentiment Hadith in The Book on Government in Sahih Muslim

Negative Sentiment may indicate a Forbidden, Disliked, or Discouraged Actions

1. It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When you journey through a fertile land; you should go slow and give the camels a chance to graze in the land. When you travel In an arid land where there is scarcity of vegetation; you should quicken their pace lest your camels grow feeble and emaciated for lack of fodder. When you halt for the night; avoid pitching your tent on the road; for it is the abode of noxious little animals at night. SahihMuslim-017-001-17939
2. It has been narrated on the authority of Numan Bin Bashir who said: As I was sitting near the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ; a man said: I do not care if; after embracing Islam; I do not do any good deed except distributing drinking water among the pilgrims. Another said: I do not care if; after embracing Islam; I do not do any good deed beyond maintenance service to the Sacred Mosque. Another said: Jihad in the way of Allah is better than what you have said. Umar reprimanded them and said: Dont raise your voices near the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on Friday. When prayer was over; I entered the apartment of the Holy Prophet and asked his verdict about the matter in which they had differed. It was upon this that Allah; the Almighty and Exalted; revealed the Quranic verse: Do you make the giving of drinking water to the pilgrims and the maintenance of the Sacred Mosque equal to the service of those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and strive hard in the cause of Allah. They are not equal in the sight of God. And Allah guides not the wrongdoing people ix. 20. SahihMuslim-017-001-17852
3. It has been reported on the authority of Nafi; that Abdullah Bin Umar paid a visit to Abdullah Bin Muti in the days when atrocities were perpetrated on the People Of Medina at Harra in the time of Yazid Bin Muawiya. Ibn Muti said: Place a pillow for Abu Abdulrahman family name of Abdullah Bin Umar. But the latter said: I have not come to sit with you. I have come to you to tell you a tradition I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I heard him say: One who withdraws his band from obedience to the Amir will find no argument in his defence when he stands before Allah on the Day of Judgment; and one who dies without having bound himself by an oath of allegiance to an Amir will die the death of one belonging to the days of Jahillya. SahihMuslim-017-001-17775
4. Another version of the tradition narrated on the same authority attributes the same words to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ except that it replaces kariha with ankhara and vice versa. SahihMuslim-017-001-17784
5. It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Haraira that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Every wound received by a Muslim in the way of Allah will appear on the Day of Judgment in the same condition as it was when it was inflicted; and would be bleeding profusely. The colour of its discharge will be the colour of blood; but its smell will be the smell of musk. By the Being in Whose Hand is Muhammad life; if it were not hard upon the Muslims; I would not lag behind any expedition undertaken for Jihad; but I do not possess abundant means to provide the Mujahids with riding animals; nor do they i. e. all of them have abundant means to provide themselves with all the means of Jihad to follow me; nor would it please their hearts to stay behind me. SahihMuslim-017-001-17844
6. It has been narrated on the authority of Hudhaifa Bin AlYaman who said: People used to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the good times; but I used to ask him about bad times fearing lest they overtake me. I said: Messenger of Allah; we were in the midst of ignorance and evil; and then God brought us this good time through Islam. Is there any bad time after this good one? He said: Yes. I asked: Will there be a good time again after that bad time? He said: Yes; but therein will be a hidden evil. I asked: What will be the evil hidden therein? He said: That time will witness the rise of the people who will adopt ways other than mine and seek guidance other than mine. You will know good points as well as bad points. I asked: Will there be a bad time after this good one? He said: Yes. A time will come when there will be people standing and inviting at the gates of Hell. Whoso responds to their call they will throw them into the fire. I said: Messenger of Allah; describe them for us. He said: All right. They will be a people having the same complexion as ours and speaking our language. I said: Messenger of Allah; what do you suggest if I happen to live in that time? He said: You should stick to the main body of the Muslims and their leader. I said: If they have no such thing as the main body and have no leader? He said: Separate yourself from all these factions; though you may have to eat the roots of trees in a jungle until death comes to you and you are in this state. SahihMuslim-017-001-17766
7. It has been narrated through a different chain of transmitters on the authority of Jabir who said: While swearing fealty to the Prophet ﷺ we did not take the oath to death but that we would not run away from the battlefield. SahihMuslim-017-001-17790
8. It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: I would not stay behind when an expedition for Jihad was being mobilised if it were going to be too hard upon the believers.... This is followed by the same words as have appeared in the previous tradition; but this tradition has the same ending as the previous hadith with a slight difference in the wording: By the Being in Whose Hand is my life; I love that I should be killed in the way of Allah; then I should be brought back to life and be killed again in His way.... SahihMuslim-017-001-17845
9. It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: One who defected from obedience to the Amir and separated from the main body of the Muslims - if he died in that state-would die the death of one belonging to the days of Jahiliya i.e. would not die as a Muslim. One who fights under the banner of a people who are blind to the cause for which they are fighting; i.e. do not know whether their cause is just or otherwise ; who gets flared up with family pride; calls people to fight for their family honour; and supports his kith and kin i.e. fights not for the cause of Allah but for the sake of this family or tribe - if he is killed in this fight ; he dies as one belonging to the days of Jahiliya. Whoso attacks my Ummah indiscriminately killing the righteous and the wicked of them; sparing not even those staunch in faith and fulfilling not his promise made with those who have been given a pledge of security - he has nothing to do with me and I have nothing to do with him. SahihMuslim-017-001-17768
10. It has been reported on the authority of Mujashi Bin Masud who said: I brought my brother Abu Mabad to the Messenger of Allah may peace he upon him after the conquest of Mecca and said: Messenger of Allah; allow him to swear his pledge of migration at your hand. He said: The period of migration is over with those who had to do it and now nobody can get this meritorious distinctions I said: For what actions will you allow him to bind himself in oath? He said: He can do so for serving the cause of Islam; for fighting in the way of Allah and for fighting in the cause of virtue. Abd Uthman said: I met Abd Mabad and told him what I had heard from Mujashi. He said: He has told the truth. SahihMuslim-017-001-17808

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