21/43. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1607 — Only Muslims in the Peninsula
What Has Been Related About Expelling The Jews And The Christians From The Arabian Peninsula
Hadith About the Arabian Peninsula and Muslims
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1607
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1607
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لأُخْرِجَنَّ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى مِنْ جَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِ فَلاَ أَتْرُكُ فِيهَا إِلاَّ مُسْلِمًا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Umar Bin Al-Khattab Informed Me That He Heard The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Say: 'I Will Expel The Jews And The Christians From The Arabian Peninsula, And I Will Not Leave Anyone In It Except A Muslim. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1607In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 70English translation : Vol. 3, Book 19, Hadith 1607
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1607
This hadith about the Arabian Peninsula is narrated by Jabir bin ‘Abdullah from ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab. ‘Umar heard the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say, “I will expel the Jews and the Christians from the Arabian Peninsula, and I will not leave anyone in it except a Muslim.” Abu ‘Eisa grades the hadith hasan sahih. The report is about a named region and a specific prophetic statement. It does not speak about all lands or give private people a role in carrying out such matters. A careful explanation stays with the words: Arabian Peninsula, Jews and Christians, and the Prophet’s stated policy. The main search phrase is “I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula hadith.”
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration names the Arabian Peninsula as the place being discussed.
- The wording is reported from ‘Umar through Jabir.
- Abu ‘Eisa identifies the hadith as hasan sahih.
