47/4. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3000 — Warning About the Khawarij
Regarding Surat Al 'Imran
Hadith About Khawarij and the Warning of Abu Umamah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3000
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3000
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ صَبِيحٍ، وَحَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي غَالِبٍ، قَالَ رَأَى أَبُو أُمَامَةَ رُءُوسًا مَنْصُوبَةً عَلَى دَرَجِ مَسْجِدِ دِمَشْقَ فَقَالَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ " كِلاَبُ النَّارِ شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ خَيْرُ قَتْلَى مَنْ قَتَلُوهُ " . ثُمَّ قَرَأَ : ( يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ ) إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ قُلْتُ لأَبِي أُمَامَةَ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَوْ لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ إِلاَّ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا أَوْ أَرْبَعًا حَتَّى عَدَّ سَبْعًا مَا حَدَّثْتُكُمُوهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَأَبُو غَالِبٍ يُقَالُ اسْمُهُ حَزَوَّرُ وَأَبُو أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيُّ اسْمُهُ صُدَىُّ بْنُ عَجْلاَنَ وَهُوَ سَيِّدُ بَاهِلَةَ .
Abu Ghalib Narrated from:
Abu Umamah Saw Heads (Of The Khawarij) Hanging On The Streets Of Damascus. He Said: 'The Dogs Of The Fire And The Worst Dead People Under The Canopy Of The Heavens. The Best Dead Men Are Those Whom These Have Killed.'He Then Recited: On The Day When Some Faces Will Become White And Some Faces Will Become Black... (3:106) Until The End Of The Ayah.I Said To Abu Umamah: 'Did You Hear It From The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ)?' He Said: 'If I Had Not Heard It But One Time, Or Two Times, Or Three Times, Or Four Times - Until He Reached Seven - I Would Not Have Narrated It To You.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3000In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 52English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3000
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3000
This hadith about Khawarij reports that Abu Umamah saw heads hanging on the streets of Damascus. He described them with severe words: "The dogs of the Fire" and "the worst dead people under the canopy of the heavens." He also said that the best dead men are those whom they killed. Then he recited the verse about the Day when some faces will become white and some faces will become black. When Abu Ghalib asked whether he heard it from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, Abu Umamah said that if he had not heard it even one time, two times, three times, and up to seven, he would not have narrated it. The hadith warns about a dangerous group and also shows care in reporting what was heard.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith contains a severe warning about the Khawarij named in the report.
- Abu Umamah connected the warning with a verse about faces on the Day of Judgment.
- He stressed that he narrated it only because he had heard it from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم many times.
- The victims of such people are described with honor in the wording of the report.
