39/9. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4161 — The Pledge to Avoid Major Sins
Pledging To Engage In Jihad
The Islamic Pledge to Avoid Shirk and Major Sins
Sunan an-Nasai : 4161
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4161
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّي، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيُّ، أَنَّ عُبَادَةَ بْنَ الصَّامِتِ، قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ وَحَوْلَهُ عِصَابَةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ " تُبَايِعُونِي عَلَى أَنْ لاَ تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَلاَ تَسْرِقُوا وَلاَ تَزْنُوا وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلاَدَكُمْ وَلاَ تَأْتُوا بِبُهْتَانٍ تَفْتَرُونَهُ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَأَرْجُلِكُمْ وَلاَ تَعْصُونِي فِي مَعْرُوفٍ فَمَنْ وَفَّى فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَمَنْ أَصَابَ مِنْكُمْ شَيْئًا فَعُوقِبَ بِهِ فَهُوَ لَهُ كَفَّارَةٌ وَمَنْ أَصَابَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ سَتَرَهُ اللَّهُ فَأَمْرُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ إِنْ شَاءَ عَفَا عَنْهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ عَاقَبَهُ " . خَالَفَهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ .
'Ubadah bin As-Samit Narrated from:
While there was a group of his companions around him, the Messenger of Allah said: 'Pledge to me, that you will not associate anything with Allah, nor steal, nor commit unlawful sexual relations, nor kill your children; you will not utter slander, fabricating from between your hands and feet, and you will not disobey me in goodness (Ma'ruf).Whoever fulfills (this pledge), his reward will be with Allah, and whoever commits any of these actions and is punished for it, it will be an expiation for him. Whoever commits any of these actions then Allah conceals him, then his affair is up to Allah; if He wills He will forgive him, and if He wills punish him.' (Sahih)Ahmed bin Sa'eed contradicted him.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4161In-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 13English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 4166
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4161
This Hadith sets out a clear pledge in Islam. The companions were told not to associate anything with Allah, steal, commit unlawful sexual relations, kill their children, invent slander, or disobey the Prophet in what is good. It also explains what follows if someone breaks this pledge. A person who fulfills it has a reward with Allah. If someone commits one of these acts and receives punishment, that punishment is described as an expiation. If Allah conceals the act, the person's matter remains with Allah, who may forgive or punish. The Hadith about major sins therefore joins moral responsibility with hope, while avoiding any claim that a hidden sin is automatically forgiven.
What we learn from this hadith
- Worship Allah alone and stay away from the serious sins named in the pledge.
- Obedience is required in what is good.
- A stated punishment may serve as expiation for the act.
- A concealed matter remains under Allah's judgment and will.
