If someone comes to you seeking to undermine your solidarity or disrupt your unity when yo…

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Muslim

Authenticity grade : Authentic

Hadith text: If someone comes to you seeking to undermine your solid…

عن عرفجة رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «مَنْ أَتَاكُمْ وَأَمْرُكُمْ جَمِيعٌ عَلَى رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ، يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَشُقَّ عَصَاكُمْ، أَوْ يُفَرِّقَ جَمَاعَتَكُمْ، فَاقْتُلُوهُ».

‘Arfajah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: "If someone comes to you seeking to undermine your solidarity or disrupt your unity when you have agreed on one man, kill him."

Explanation of the hadith: If someone comes to you seeking to undermine your solid…

Lessons: If someone comes to you seeking to undermine your solid…

• It is obligatory to listen and obey the Muslim ruler unless disobedience to Allah is involved, and it is prohibited to revolt against him.
• If anyone revolts against the ruler of the Muslims and their community, it is obligatory to fight him, regardless of his status and nobility.
• The Muslims are urged to unite and keep away from disunity and disharmony.

Categories : Rebelling against the Muslim Ruler