43/34. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4422 — Four Cursed Acts
The One Who Offers A Sacrifice To Other than Allah
Four Cursed Acts in Islam and Ali’s Clear Testimony
Sunan an-Nasai : 4422
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4422
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ - عَنِ ابْنِ حَيَّانَ، - يَعْنِي مَنْصُورًا - عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ وَاثِلَةَ، قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلِيًّا هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُسِرُّ إِلَيْكَ بِشَىْءٍ دُونَ النَّاسِ فَغَضِبَ عَلِيٌّ حَتَّى احْمَرَّ وَجْهُهُ وَقَالَ مَا كَانَ يُسِرُّ إِلَىَّ شَيْئًا دُونَ النَّاسِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَنِي بِأَرْبَعِ كَلِمَاتٍ وَأَنَا وَهُوَ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ " لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ لَعَنَ وَالِدَهُ وَلَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ ذَبَحَ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ وَلَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ آوَى مُحْدِثًا وَلَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ غَيَّرَ مَنَارَ الأَرْضِ " .
'Amir bin Wathilah Narrated from:
A man asked 'Ali" Did the Messenger of Allah used to tell you anything in secret that he did not tell the people?' Ali got so angry that his face turned red, and he said: 'He used not to tell me anything in secret that he did not tell the people except that he told me four things when he and I were alone in the house. He said: Allah curses the alone who curses his father, Allah curses the one who offers a sacrifice to anyone other than Allah, Allah curse the one who gives refuge to an offender and Allah curses the one who changes boundary markers."" (Sahih)
[1] Muhdithan and it is also reported Muhdathan , the first means: Who has committed an offence for which Qisâş or retaliation is due. The second refers to an innovator. The first pronunciation is more popular, as it is here.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4422In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 62English translation : Vol. 5, Book 43, Hadith 4427
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4422
This hadith about four cursed acts begins with a direct question to Ali. A man asked whether the Messenger of Allah had privately told him something that was hidden from everyone else. Ali strongly rejected that idea. He then reported four statements heard while they were alone: Allah curses the one who curses his father, sacrifices to anyone other than Allah, shelters an offender, or changes boundary markers. The narration joins two clear lessons. First, Ali did not claim a private body of teaching withheld from the people. Second, the four listed actions are treated with severe warning. The explanation should stay with those exact acts and should not replace them with broader ideas that the text itself does not state.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ali rejected the claim that he received a hidden teaching withheld from the people.
- Sacrifice must not be offered to anyone other than Allah.
- Sheltering an offender and changing land boundary markers are strongly condemned.
- Cursing one’s father is named among the four cursed acts.
