36/5. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 3942 — Do Not Fight One Another After the Prophet
Do not turn back into disbelievers after I am gone, striking one another's necks
Do Not Turn Back as Disbelievers: Hadith on Muslim Unity
Sunan Ibn Majah : 3942
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 3942
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُدْرِكٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا زُرْعَةَ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ فِي حِجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ " اسْتَنْصِتِ النَّاسَ " . فَقَالَ " لاَ تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ " .
Jarir bin 'Abdullah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, during the Farewell Pilgrimage: “Make the people pay attention.” Then he said: “Do not turn back into disbelievers after I am gone, striking one another’s necks.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3942In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 17English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3942
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3942
This Hadith is often searched as do not turn back into disbelievers hadith. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said it during the Farewell Pilgrimage after asking that the people be made attentive. That setting in the text shows the weight of the warning. The teaching is simple and serious: Muslims must not fall into fighting one another after him. The phrase about striking one another’s necks points to violent conflict, not a small disagreement. The Hadith does not ask us to ignore truth or pretend there are no disputes. It warns against turning disagreement into bloodshed. Its core lesson is Muslim unity, restraint, and listening carefully when a serious warning is given.
What we learn from this hadith
- Important religious warnings should be heard with attention.
- Muslims are warned not to turn conflict into violence.
- Fighting one another is described with very severe language.
- Unity after the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is treated as a serious trust.
