33/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1852b — Stopping Harmful Division
The ruling on one who seeks to divide the muslims when they are united
Hadith About Stopping Division in a United Ummah
Sahih Muslim : 1852b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1852b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ خِرَاشٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ، زَكَرِيَّاءَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْمُصْعَبُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ الْخَثْعَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَارِمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُخْتَارِ، وَرَجُلٌ، سَمَّاهُ كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلاَقَةَ، عَنْ عَرْفَجَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّ فِي حَدِيثِهِمْ جَمِيعًا " فَاقْتُلُوهُ " .
In another version of the tradition narrated on the same authority through a different chains of transmitters we have the words: " Kill him."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1852bIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 94USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4566
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1852b
This narration is another version of the same hadith about stopping division in the Ummah. It reports the wording with a direct command against the one who tries to break the unity of the Muslims while they are together. Because the wording is about public order and punishment, according to Islamic scholars it is not a license for private action; such matters belong to proper authority and lawful process. The core message for readers searching hadith about dividing Muslims or unity of Ummah hadith is that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم treated deliberate disruption of a united community as a grave matter. The hadith calls Muslims to protect unity and not support a path that tears the community apart.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration repeats the warning against dividing a united Ummah.
- The wording shows the seriousness of public disruption.
- Unity is treated as something to protect, not play with.
- According to Islamic scholars, applying punishment is for lawful authority, not individuals.
