39/15. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4168 — From a Hijrah Pledge to Jihad
Mention Of The Difference Of Opinion As To Whether Emigration Is Still Obligatory Or Not
The End of the Hijrah Pledge and the Call to Jihad
Sunan an-Nasai : 4168
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4168
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ يَعْلَى قَالَ جِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِأَبِي يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَايِعْ أَبِي عَلَى الْهِجْرَةِ . قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أُبَايِعُهُ عَلَى الْجِهَادِ وَقَدِ انْقَطَعَتِ الْهِجْرَةُ " .
Ya'la Narrated from:
I came to the Messenger of Allah with my father on the day of the Conquest (of Makkah) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, accept my father's pledge to emigrate.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'I will accept his pledge for Jihad, for the emigration (Hijrah) has ceased.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4168In-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 20English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 4173
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4168
This narration reports that Ya'la came with his father on the Day of the Conquest of Makkah and asked the Messenger of Allah to accept his father's pledge for Hijrah. The Prophet answered that he would accept a pledge for Jihad because Hijrah had ceased. The Hadith closely connects a change in the form of the pledge with the time of the conquest. It does not reject commitment or sacrifice. Instead, it redirects the pledge to the duty named in the text. For readers looking for a Hadith about no Hijrah after the conquest, this report makes the contrast plain: the requested Hijrah pledge had ended, while a pledge for Jihad could still be accepted.
What we learn from this hadith
- The request concerned a pledge for Hijrah on the Day of the Conquest.
- The Prophet stated that Hijrah had ceased.
- He accepted the father's pledge for Jihad instead.
- A sincere commitment should be directed toward the duty that remains open.
