37/1. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3972 — La Ilaha Illallah and Protection
The Prohibition of Bloodshed
La Ilaha Illallah: Protection of Life and Wealth
Sunan an-Nasai : 3972
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3972
قَالَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ فَمَنْ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ عَصَمَ مِنِّي مَالَهُ وَنَفْسَهُ إِلاَّ بِحَقِّهِ وَحِسَابُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " . جَمَعَ شُعَيْبُ بْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ جَمِيعًا .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "I have been commanded to fight the people until they say La ilaha illallah (there is none worthy of worship but Allah). Whoever says La ilaha illallah, his wealth and his life are safe from me except for a right that is due, and his reckoning will be with Allah."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3972In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 7English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 3977
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3972
This hadith centers on the declaration "La ilaha illallah." The Messenger of Allah says he was commanded to fight the people until they said it. Once they said it, their life and wealth were safe from him except for a right that was due, and their reckoning remained with Allah. The wording sets out two linked ideas. First, the spoken declaration establishes outward protection. Second, final judgment is not assigned to people in the report; it is with Allah. The phrase "except for a right that is due" also shows that the protection has a stated legal qualification, though this narration does not list its details. A careful reading should therefore keep all three parts together: the declaration, the protection of life and wealth, and Allah's final reckoning.
What we learn from this hadith
- The declaration of Allah's oneness is the main outward statement named.
- Life and wealth receive protection except where a due right applies.
- Final reckoning is left to Allah.
