سنن أبي داود

Hadith 4344

Book 39: Battles (Kitab Al-Malahim)

كِتَاب الْمَلَاحِمِ

Chapter 17

Chapter: Command And Prohibition.

باب الأَمْرِ وَالنَّهْىِ

English narration

Narrated by أبو سعيد الخدري

Narrated Abu Saeed al-Khudri: The Prophet ﷺ said: The best fighting (jihad) in the path of Allah is (to speak) a word of justice to an oppressive ruler.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ ، حَدَّثَنَا 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 أَوْ أَمِيرٍ جَائِرٍ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4344In-book: Book 39, Hadith 4344

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