Sunan Abi Dawud · Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)
باب فِي الإِمَامِ يُسْتَجَنُّ بِهِ فِي الْعُهُودِ
Chapter: Regarding The Imam Is The Shield Of The Covenant.
2 hadith · references 2757–2758
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Abu Dawud · 2757إِنَّمَا الْإِمَامُ جُنَّةٌ يُقَاتَلُ بِهِAbu Hurarirah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying “A Muslim ruler is shield by which a battle is fought. ”5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2758إِنِّي لَا أَخِيسُ بِالْعَهْدِ وَلَا أَحْبِسُ الْبُرُدَ ، وَلَكِنْ ارْجِعْ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي نَفْسِكَ الَّذِي فِي نَفْسِكَ الْآنَ فَارْجِعْNarrated Abu Rafi: The Quraysh sent me to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and when I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Islam was cast into my heart, so I said: Messenger of Allah, I swear by Allah, I shall never return to them. Th6 narrators