39/9. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4160 — Hijrah Ends and the Pledge for Jihad
Pledging To Engage In Jihad
Hijrah After the Conquest: A Pledge for Jihad
Sunan an-Nasai : 4160
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4160
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَخِي، يَعْلَى بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ يَعْلَى بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ قَالَ جِئْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِأَبِي أُمَيَّةَ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَايِعْ أَبِي عَلَى الْهِجْرَةِ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أُبَايِعُهُ عَلَى الْجِهَادِ وَقَدِ انْقَطَعَتِ الْهِجْرَةُ " .
Ya'la bin Umayyah Narrated from:
I came to the Messenger of Allah with my father Umayyah on the Day of the Conquest (of Makkah) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, accept my father's pledge for emigration (Al-Hijrah).' The Messenger of Allah said: 'I will accept his pledge to fight in Jihad, for the emigration (Al-Hijrah) has ceased.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4160In-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 12English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 4165
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4160
This Hadith explains a specific pledge made on the Day of the Conquest of Makkah. Ya'la bin Umayyah brought his father to the Messenger of Allah and asked him to accept his father's pledge for Hijrah. The Prophet did not accept that form of pledge. Instead, he accepted a pledge to fight in Jihad and said that Hijrah had ceased. The main lesson is to follow the instruction that applies at the time, rather than holding to a form of commitment that has ended. For readers searching for a Hadith about Hijrah after the conquest of Makkah, this report clearly links the end of that Hijrah pledge with a continuing pledge for Jihad.
What we learn from this hadith
- The requested pledge for Hijrah was not accepted because that form of Hijrah had ceased.
- The Prophet accepted a pledge for Jihad instead.
- Religious commitments should follow the guidance given for the situation at hand.
