45/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2584b — Leaving the Call of Jahiliyyah
Supporting One's Brother Whether He Is Doing Wrong Or Being Wronged
Hadith About Leaving Tribalism and Jahiliyyah Calls
Sahih Muslim : 2584b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2584b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ، وَابْنُ أَبِي، عُمَرَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ - قَالَ ابْنُ عَبْدَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ، عُيَيْنَةَ قَالَ سَمِعَ عَمْرٌو، جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غَزَاةٍ فَكَسَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ يَا لَلأَنْصَارِ وَقَالَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ يَا لَلْمُهَاجِرِينَ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا بَالُ دَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَسَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ . فَقَالَ " دَعُوهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُنْتِنَةٌ " . فَسَمِعَهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَىٍّ فَقَالَ قَدْ فَعَلُوهَا وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الأَذَلَّ . قَالَ عُمَرُ دَعْنِي أَضْرِبْ عُنُقَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ فَقَالَ " دَعْهُ لاَ يَتَحَدَّثُ النَّاسُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابَهُ " .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
We were along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in an expedition that a person from amongst the emigrants struck at the back of a person from the Ansar. The Ansiri said: O Ansar! And the Muhajir said: O Emigrants! Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: What are these proclamations of the Days of Ignorance? They said: Allah's Messenger, a person from the emigrants struck at the back of an Ansari, whereupon he said: It is something disgusting.'Abdullah b. Ubayy heard it and said: They have indeed done it. By Allah, when we would return to Medina the respectable amongst them (the Ansar) would turn away the mean (the emigrants). Thereupon 'Umar said: Permit me so that I should strike the neck of this hypocrite. But he (the Holy Prophet) said: Leave him, the people may not say that Muhammad kills his companions.
[1] See Al-Munâfiqûn 63:8.Reference : Sahih Muslim 2584bIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 81USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6255
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2584b
This narration highlights the danger of tribalism in Islam. During an expedition, a man from the Muhajirin struck a man from the Ansar. Each one called his own group, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked why they were using the call of the days of ignorance. He said to leave it because it was disgusting. The Hadith shows that group slogans can make a small conflict larger and more harmful. It also shows the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم careful judgment when Abdullah b. Ubayy used the event to say ugly words. Umar wanted to punish him, but the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم refused, saying people should not say that Muhammad kills his companions. The main lesson is to avoid inflammatory speech and handle conflict with wisdom.
What we learn from this hadith
- Calling people to group pride can make a dispute worse.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم rejected the language of jahiliyyah in conflict.
- A leader may choose restraint when punishment could create greater public harm.
- Ugly speech should not push believers into careless reactions.
