39/15. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4172 — When Does Hijrah End?
Mention Of The Difference Of Opinion As To Whether Emigration Is Still Obligatory Or Not
When Hijrah Continues: The Prophet's Direct Answer
Sunan an-Nasai : 4172
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4172
أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ مُسَاوِرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ زَبْرٍ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ السَّعْدِيِّ، قَالَ وَفَدْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي وَفْدٍ كُلُّنَا يَطْلُبُ حَاجَةً وَكُنْتُ آخِرَهُمْ دُخُولاً عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي تَرَكْتُ مَنْ خَلْفِي وَهُمْ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ الْهِجْرَةَ قَدِ انْقَطَعَتْ . قَالَ " لاَ تَنْقَطِعُ الْهِجْرَةُ مَا قُوتِلَ الْكُفَّارُ " .
'Abdullah bin Waqdan As-Sa'di Narrated from:
We came in a delegation to the messenger of Allah, each of us with a question to ask him. I was the last of them to come in to the Messenger of Allah, and I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I have left people behind me, and they are saying that emigration (Hijrah) has ceased.' He said: 'Emigration will not cease so long as the disbelievers are being fought.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4172In-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 24English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 4177
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4172
Abdullah bin Waqdan As-Sa'di came in a delegation, with each person carrying a question. He entered last and told the Messenger of Allah that people he had left behind were saying Hijrah had ceased. The Prophet answered that Hijrah would not cease as long as the disbelievers were being fought. This Hadith about when Hijrah ends gives a direct response to a claim circulating among the man's people. The answer ties the continuation of Hijrah to the condition stated in the narration. It is important not to replace that wording with a broader claim or to remove its condition. The report is focused: a question was raised, and the Prophet gave a clear answer linked to ongoing fighting.
What we learn from this hadith
- Questions about religious duties should be brought for clear guidance.
- The people behind Abdullah were claiming that Hijrah had ended.
- The Prophet said Hijrah would continue while the disbelievers were being fought.
- The condition stated in the Hadith should be kept when quoting its teaching.
