40/1. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2606 — La Ilaha Illallah Protection
What Has Been Related About "I Have Been Ordered To Fight The People Until They Say: La Ilaha Illallah"
Hadith About La Ilaha Illallah and Protection
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2606
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2606
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ فَإِذَا قَالُوهَا مَنَعُوا مِنِّي دِمَاءَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إِلاَّ بِحَقِّهَا وَحِسَابُهُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "I Have Been Ordered To Fight The People Until They Say La Ilaha Illallah", And If They Say That, Then Their Blood And Wealth Will Be Protected From Me, Except What It Makes Obligatory Upon Them, And Their Reckoning Is Up To Allah."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2606In-book reference : Book 40, Hadith 1English translation : Vol. 5, Book 38, Hadith 2606
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2606
This hadith about La Ilaha Illallah and protection explains the public sign by which people’s blood and wealth become protected in this narration. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said he was ordered to fight the people until they say La Ilaha Illallah. If they say it, their blood and wealth are protected from him, except by its due right, and their reckoning is up to Allah. The hadith points to two matters together: the outward statement has legal weight, and the inner account belongs to Allah. It does not tell people to judge hidden faith. It teaches that public Islam has rights, while Allah knows what is inside.
What we learn from this hadith
- La Ilaha Illallah is treated as a public sign of Islam in the hadith.
- Blood and wealth are protected except by a due right mentioned in the text.
- The final reckoning of people belongs to Allah.
- The hadith separates outward dealings from hidden judgment.
