39/17. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4178 — A Pledge Against Shirk and Grave Sins
Pledging To Forsake The Idolaters
The Pledge Against Shirk, Theft, Zina, and Slander
Sunan an-Nasai : 4178
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4178
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُبَادَةَ بْنَ الصَّامِتِ، قَالَ بَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي رَهْطٍ فَقَالَ " أُبَايِعُكُمْ 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 مِنْكُمْ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَمَنْ أَصَابَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا فَعُوقِبَ فِيهِ فَهُوَ طَهُورُهُ وَمَنْ سَتَرَهُ اللَّهُ فَذَاكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ إِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ غَفَرَ لَهُ " .
Abu Idris Al-Khawlani Narrated from:
I heard 'Ubadah bin As-Samit say: 'I pledged to the Messenger of Allah among a group of people, and he said: I accept your pledge that you will not associate anything with Allah, you will not steal, you will not have unlawful sexual relations, you will not kill you children, you will not utter slander, fabricating from between your hands and feet, and you will not disobey me when commanded with goodness. 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 purification for him. Whoever (commits any of these action then) Allah conceals him, it is up to Allah; if He wills He will forgive him, and if He wills, He will punish him.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4178In-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 30English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 4183
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4178
Ubadah bin As-Samit says that he pledged to the Messenger of Allah with a group. They were told not to associate anything with Allah, steal, commit unlawful sexual relations, kill their children, invent slander, or disobey when commanded with goodness. Whoever fulfilled the pledge would have a reward with Allah. If someone committed one of these acts and was punished, the punishment would be a purification. If Allah concealed the person, the matter would remain with Allah, who may punish or forgive. This Hadith about major sins keeps accountability, purification, and Allah's judgment together. It does not allow people to claim certain forgiveness for a concealed sin, nor does it remove hope in Allah's forgiveness.
What we learn from this hadith
- Keep the pledge by avoiding shirk and the grave sins named in the text.
- Obey commands that are based on goodness.
- Punishment for a named offense may be a purification.
- A concealed person's final matter remains with Allah.
