49/29. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3758 — Loving Al-'Abbas for Allah
The Virtues Of Abu-Fadl, The Uncle Of The Prophet (SAW), And He Is Al-'Abbas Bin 'Abdul-Muttalib, May Allah Be Pleased With Him
Loving Al-'Abbas for Allah and His Messenger
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3758
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3758
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، أَنَّ الْعَبَّاسَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُغْضَبًا وَأَنَا عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ " مَا أَغْضَبَكَ " . قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لَنَا وَلِقُرَيْشٍ إِذَا تَلاَقَوْا بَيْنَهُمْ تَلاَقَوْا بِوُجُوهٍ مُبْشَرَةٍ وَإِذَا لَقُونَا لَقُونَا بِغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ . قَالَ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى احْمَرَّ وَجْهُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ " وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لاَ يَدْخُلُ قَلْبَ رَجُلٍ الإِيمَانُ حَتَّى يُحِبَّكُمْ لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ " يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَنْ آذَى عَمِّي فَقَدْ آذَانِي فَإِنَّمَا عَمُّ الرَّجُلِ صِنْوُ أَبِيهِ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
'Abdul-Muttalib bin Rabi'ah bin Al-Harith bin 'Abdul-Muttalib Narrated from:
Al-'Abbas Bin 'Abdul-Muttalib Entered Upon The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) In A State Of Anger While I Was With Him, So He Said: 'What Has Angered You?' He Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah, What Is It With Us And The Quraish, Whenever They Meet One Another It Is With Glad Faces, And When They Meet Us They Meet Us With Other Than That?'"He Said: "So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Became Angry, Until His Face Reddened, Then He Said: 'By The One In Whose Hand Is My Soul! Faith Does Not Enter A Man'S Heart Until He Loves You For The Sake Of Allah, And For The Sake Of His Messenger.' Then He Said: 'O People! Whoever Harms My Uncle, He Has Harmed Me, For Indeed, A Man'S Uncle Is Not But The Sinw (Two Or Three Palm Trees Will Come From A Single Root, So Each Is Called A Sinw. A Man'S Uncle Is Like That To His Father. That Is, He Is Like His Father) Of His Father."
[1] Šinw : Two or three palm trees will come from a single root, so each is called a Šinw . A man's uncle is like that to his father. That is, he is like his father.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3758In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 155English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3758
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3758
This Hadith about loving Al-'Abbas shows the high place of the Prophet’s uncle. Al-'Abbas entered upon the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم angry because he felt that Quraysh greeted one another with happy faces but met his family differently. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم became angry until his face reddened. He then said that faith does not enter a man’s heart until he loves them for the sake of Allah and His Messenger. He also said that whoever harms his uncle has harmed him, because a man’s uncle is like the close counterpart of his father. The Hadith teaches respect, love, and care for the Prophet’s uncle and family as stated in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم strongly defended the honor of Al-'Abbas.
- Love for them was tied to love for Allah and His Messenger.
- Harming the Prophet’s uncle was described as harming the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
