39/17. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4175 — Salah, Zakah, and Sincere Advice
Pledging To Forsake The Idolaters
Salah and Zakah Hadith: A Pledge of Worship and Sincerity
Sunan an-Nasai : 4175
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4175
أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ جَرِيرٍ، قَالَ بَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى إِقَامِ الصَّلاَةِ وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ وَالنُّصْحِ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ وَعَلَى فِرَاقِ الْمُشْرِكِ .
Jarir Narrated from:
I pledged to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to perform Salah, pay the Zakah, be sincere toward every Muslim and forsake the idolaters.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4175In-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 27English translation : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 4180
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4175
Jarir states that he pledged to the Messenger of Allah to establish Salah, pay Zakah, be sincere toward every Muslim, and forsake the idolaters. This Salah and Zakah Hadith brings worship, financial duty, sincere conduct, and separation from idolatry into one pledge. The acts are not presented as isolated parts of life. Prayer concerns direct worship, Zakah concerns what a person gives from wealth, and sincerity concerns how a Muslim treats other Muslims. The final part of the pledge concerns leaving the idolaters. A careful explanation should keep all four parts together and should not reduce the narration to only prayer or charity. Jarir's pledge covered belief, worship, wealth, relationships, and loyalty.
What we learn from this hadith
- Establishing Salah was a stated part of Jarir's pledge.
- Paying Zakah was joined with regular worship.
- Sincerity toward every Muslim was a clear duty in the pledge.
- Jarir also pledged to forsake the idolaters.
