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Sunan Ibn Majah 208 — Accountability for What We Invite To
One who introduces a good or evil practice
Hadith About Accountability for Calling Others
Sunan Ibn Majah : 208
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 208
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " مَا مِنْ دَاعٍ يَدْعُو إِلَى شَىْءٍ إِلاَّ وُقِفَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لاَزِمًا لِدَعْوَتِهِ مَا دَعَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِنْ دَعَا رَجُلٌ رَجُلاً " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no caller who invites people to a thing but on the Day of Resurrection he will be made to stand next to that to which he called others, even if he only called one another person.'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 208In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 0English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 208
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 208
This Hadith gives a strong warning about inviting others toward anything. The Prophet said that every caller who invites people to something will be made to stand on the Day of Resurrection next to what he called to, even if he only called one person. The Hadith does not limit the warning to large crowds. Even one person matters. This makes the topic of influence very serious. Advice, speech, teaching, and invitation should not be treated lightly. For anyone searching for a hadith about accountability for calling others, this narration teaches that a person is connected to what he encourages others to follow.
What we learn from this hadith
- A caller is accountable for what he invites others toward.
- Even calling one person is treated seriously in this Hadith.
- The Day of Resurrection is mentioned as the place of this accountability.
- A person should be careful before encouraging others toward any path.
