43/31. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2780 — Fitnah Warning
What Has Been Related About The Danger Of The Fitnah Of Women
Hadith About the Fitnah of Women Upon Men
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2780
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2780
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الصَّنْعَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا تَرَكْتُ بَعْدِي فِي النَّاسِ فِتْنَةً أَضَرَّ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدْ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الثِّقَاتِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَمْ يَذْكُرُوا فِيهِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ وَلاَ نَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا قَالَ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ غَيْرَ الْمُعْتَمِرِ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ .حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ .
Usamah bin Zaid, and Sa'eed bin Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "I Have Not Left Among The People After Me, A Fitnah More Harmful Upon Men Than Women."Another Chain With A Similar Narration
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2780In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 50,51English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2780
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2780
This hadith is searched as fitnah of women hadith or no fitnah more harmful to men than women. Usamah bin Zaid and Saeed bin Zaid narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said he had not left among the people after him a fitnah more harmful upon men than women. The wording is a warning addressed through the effect upon men. It names fitnah and harm, so the explanation should stay serious and careful. The hadith does not give permission to insult women or blame them for every wrong action. Based on the text, the message is that men must be alert to a major source of trial mentioned by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described this matter as a fitnah after him.
- The harm mentioned in the wording is upon men.
- The hadith calls for alertness and self-control.
- The text should not be used to add claims not stated in it.
