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Sunan Ibn Majah 4011

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “The best of jihad is a just word spoken to an unjust ruler.”

Abu Said al-Khudrinarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih by Al-Albani
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حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ دِينَارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُصْعَبٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَادَةَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، أَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُحَادَةَ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْعَوْفِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَفْضَلُ الْجِهَادِ كَلِمَةُ عَدْلٍ عِنْدَ سُلْطَانٍ جَائِرٍ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “The best of jihad is a just word spoken to an unjust ruler.”

আবূ সাঈদ আল-খুদরী (রাঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেনঃ যালেম শাসকের সামনে সত্য কথা বলা অধিক উত্তম জিহাদ।

ابو سعید خدری رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: سب سے بہتر جہاد، ظالم حکمران کے سامنے حق و انصاف کی بات کہنی ہے ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Al Qasim bin Zakaria bin Dinar] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abdurrahman bin Mush'ab]. (dalam jalur lain disebutkan) Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Muhammad bin 'Ubadah Al Wasithi] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Yazid bin Harun] keduanya berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami [Israil] telah memberitakan kepada kami [Muhammad bin Juhadah] dari ['Athiyah Al 'Aufi] dari [Abu Sa'id Al Khudri] dia berkata, "Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Jihad yang paling utama adalah (menyampaikan) kalimat (haq) di depan penguasa yang lalim

Ebu Said-i Hudri (r.a.)'den rivayet edildiğine göre; Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) şöyle buyurdu, demiştir: Cihad'ın en faziletlisi zalim bir devlet başkanı yanında (iyiliği emredici veya kötülüğü menedici) hak bir söz iöylemektir. Diğer tahric; Tirmizi Ebu Davud, Ahmed. Beyhaki ve el-Kebir'inde Taberani de rivayet etmişlerdir

Sunan Ibn Majah 4011, Book 36, Tribulations, Hadith 86. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed out that one of the greatest and most beneficial types of Jihad in the cause of Allah Almighty is a word of justice and truth before an unjust ruler or governor. This is because in doing so, a person practices the ritual of enjoining the right and forbidding the wrong, be it by speech, writing, action, or anything else that benefits and wards off evil.

What it teaches

  • Enjoining the right and forbidding the wrong is part of Jihad.
  • Advising the ruler is one of the greatest forms of Jihad, but it should be done with knowledge, wisdom, and certainty.
  • Al-Khattābi said: This has become the best Jihad because whoever strives against the enemy is between hope and fear, not knowing whether he will prevail or be defeated. As for the ruler, he is subjugated in his hand. So, if he speaks the truth and enjoins him to do what is right, he is exposed to damage and aims for his own destruction. Hence, this has become the best type of Jihad, given the dominant fear. It was said: It is the best Jihad because if the ruler acts upon his word, the benefit may prevail to a large number of people, thus achieving a good interest.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Ibn Majah back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Ibn MajahCompiler, died 273 AH
  2. 2Al-Qasim ibn ZakariyyaTold us, Fourth generation, died 250 AH
  3. 3Abd ar-Rahman ibn MusabTold us, Third generation, died 211 AH
  4. 4Israil ibn YunusTold us, Third generation, died 160 AH
  5. 5Muhammad ibn JuhadahReported to us, Successor, died 131 AH
  6. 6Atiyyah ibn SadFrom, Successor, died 111 AH
  7. 7Abu Said al-KhudriFrom, Companion, died 63 AH

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