25/137. Chapter:
Mishkat al-Masabih 4795 — Manners
Poetry That Prompts to Jihad
Mishkat al-Masabih : 4795
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 4795
عَن كعبِ بنِ مالكٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قد أنزلَ فِي الشعرِ مَا أَنْزَلَ. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يُجَاهِدُ بِسَيْفِهِ وَلِسَانِهِ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَكَأَنَّمَا تَرْمُونَهُمْ بِهِ نَضْحَ النَّبْلِ» رَوَاهُ فِي شَرْحِ السُّنَّةِ وَفِي «الِاسْتِيعَابِ» لِابْنِ عَبْدِ الْبَرِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَاذَا تَرَى فِي الشِّعْرِ؟ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يُجَاهد بِسَيْفِهِ وَلسَانه»
Ka'b bin Malik Narrated from:
Sayyiduna Ka'b ibn Maalik رضي الله عنه narrated that he submitted to the Prophet ﷺ. "Allah has revealed concerning poetry what is clear from (the verse) that which He has sent down." The prophet ﷺ said, "The believer engages in jihad with his sword as well as with his tongue. By Him in whose hold is my life, it is as though you shoot at them with it meaning (poetry) as striking with arrows." [1] According to Ibn 'Abad al-Barr رحمه الله in his Isti'ab, he (Ka'b) submitted, "O Messenger of Allah, what do say about poetry?" He said, "The believer fights with his sword as well as with his tongue." [2]
[1] Sharh us sunnah (Holy Prophet's practice) # 3409.[2] Isti'ab # 916.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 4795In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 168
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Al-Khatib at-Tabrizi
- Translator:
- James Robson
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
