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Sunan Ibn Majah 48 — Disputes After Guidance
Avoiding Bid'ah (innovation) and dispute
Hadith About Disputes After Guidance
Sunan Ibn Majah : 48
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 48
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا حَوْثَرَةُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي غَالِبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " مَا ضَلَّ قَوْمٌ بَعْدَ هُدًى كَانُوا عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ أُوتُوا الْجَدَلَ " . ثُمَّ تَلاَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ {بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ} .
Abu Umamah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'No people go astray after having followed right guidance, but those who indulge in disputes.' Then he recited the Verse: "Nay! But they are a quarrelsome people.'"
[1] Az-Zukhruf 43:58.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 48In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 0English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 48
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 48
This Hadith about disputes after guidance gives a short but sharp warning. The Prophet said that no people go astray after having guidance except that they are given to disputes. Then he recited the verse describing a quarrelsome people. The focus here is not normal questions or sincere learning. The wording points to dispute that becomes a sign of losing the straight path. A person can ask, study, and seek answers with respect. But argument that becomes a habit can damage the heart and the community. The Hadith teaches that guidance should lead to humility, not endless quarrels.
What we learn from this hadith
- Going astray after guidance is linked here with disputes.
- Argument can become a sign of spiritual loss.
- The Prophet connected the warning to a Quranic verse.
- Guidance should make people humble, not quarrelsome.
