41/16. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2676 — Cling to the Sunnah
What Has Been Related About Adhering To The Sunnah And Staying Away From Innovation
Hadith About Clinging to the Sunnah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2676
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2676
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ بَحِيرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنِ الْعِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ، قَالَ وَعَظَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمًا بَعْدَ صَلاَةِ الْغَدَاةِ مَوْعِظَةً بَلِيغَةً ذَرَفَتْ مِنْهَا الْعُيُونُ وَوَجِلَتْ مِنْهَا الْقُلُوبُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ إِنَّ هَذِهِ مَوْعِظَةُ مُوَدِّعٍ فَمَاذَا تَعْهَدُ إِلَيْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " أُوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ وَإِنْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَعِشْ مِنْكُمْ يَرَى اخْتِلاَفًا كَثِيرًا وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَمُحْدَثَاتِ الأُمُورِ فَإِنَّهَا ضَلاَلَةٌ فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُمْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِسُنَّتِي وَسُنَّةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ الْمَهْدِيِّينَ عَضُّوا عَلَيْهَا بِالنَّوَاجِذِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدْ رَوَى ثَوْرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنِ الْعِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ هَذَا . حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو السُّلَمِيِّ عَنِ الْعِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ وَالْعِرْبَاضُ بْنُ سَارِيَةَ يُكْنَى أَبَا نَجِيحٍ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ حُجْرِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ عَنْ عِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ .
'Irbad bin Sariyah Narrated from:
One Day After The Morning Salat, The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Exhorted Us To The Extent That The Eyes Wept And The Hearts Shuddered With Fear. A Man Said: 'Indeed This Is A Farewell Exhortation. [So What] Do You Order Us O Messenger Of Allah?' He Said: 'I Order You To Have Taqwa Of Allah, And To Listen And Obey, Even In The Case Of An Ethiopian Slave. Indeed, Whomever Among You Lives, He Will See Much Difference. Beware Of The Newly Invented Matters, For Indeed They Are Astray. Whoever Among You Sees That, Then He Must Stick To My Sunnah And The Sunnah Of The Rightly Guided Khulafa', Cling To It With The Molars.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2676In-book reference : Book 41, Hadith 32English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 2676
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2676
This Hadith describes a powerful advice after the morning prayer. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave an exhortation that made eyes weep and hearts fear. When a man asked what he ordered them to do, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم advised taqwa of Allah, listening and obeying, even if an Ethiopian slave were in charge. He also said that those who live would see much difference. In that situation, he warned against newly invented matters and commanded them to stick to his Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided Khulafa'. A hadith about clinging to the Sunnah teaches firmness, taqwa, and careful obedience when disagreement appears. It tells believers where to hold fast.
What we learn from this hadith
- Taqwa of Allah is the first advice in this narration.
- The Hadith teaches listening and obeying in the stated case.
- Newly invented matters are warned against in the text.
- Believers are told to hold firmly to the Prophet’s Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided Khulafa'.
