English
Usamah ibn Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Any man who goes out to divide my nation, strike his neck.”
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- Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 3545 (unverified) 60% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan al-Nasa'i 4025 (unverified) 35% confidence
Mishkat (candidate) 3545
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “Strike his neck”: Al-Nawawi said: This commands fighting those who rebel against the Imam intending to divide the Muslims’ unity or similar. They should first be admonished; if they do not desist, they are fought. If their evil cannot be repelled except by killing, their killing is waived. So it is in (Al-Mirqat).
Note 1
(١)قوله: فاضربوا عنقه: قال النووي: فيه الأمر بقتال من خرج على الإمام إذا أراد تفريق كلمة المسلمين ونحوهذلك، فينبغي أن ينهى أولًا، وإن لم ينته قوتل، فإن لم يندفع شره إلا بقتله فقتله كان هدرًا. كذا في (المرقاة).