18/1a. Chapter:
Mishkat al-Masabih 3676 — The Offices of Commander and Qadi
Section 1
Mishkat al-Masabih : 3676
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 3676
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا بُويِعَ لِخَلِيفَتَيْنِ فاقتُلوا الآخِرَ منهُما» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported God’s Messenger as saying, “When allegiance is sworn to two caliphs kill the second of them.* Muslim transmitted it. * Some interpret ‘kill’ here as meaning to fight with. The tradition is directed against the possibility of two Caliphs holding power at the same time, even though the areas might be quite distinct.
[3] Muslim # 61-1853.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 3676In-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 16
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Al-Khatib at-Tabrizi
- Translator:
- James Robson
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
