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Sunan Abi Dawud 1960 (Book 11, Hadith 240) #22252
The Evils of Dissension

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of not engaging in dissension and following the example of the Prophet (ﷺ) and his companions.

Narrated 'Abd al-Rahman b. Zaid: 'Uthman prayed four rak'ahs at Mina'.Abd Allah (b. Mas'ud) said: I prayed two rak'ahs along with the Prophet and two rak'ahs along with 'Umar. The version of Hafs added: And along with 'Uthman during the early period of his caliphate. He ('Uthman) began to offer complete prayer (ie four rak'ahs) later on. The version of Abu Mu'awiyah added: Then your modes of action varied. I would like to pray two rak'ahs acceptable to Allah instead of four rak'ahs. Al-A'mash said: Mu'awiyah b. Qurrah reported to me from his teachers: 'Abd Allah (b. Mas'ud) once prayed four rak'ahs. He was told: You criticized 'Uthman but you yourself prayed four ? He replied: Dissension is evil.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، أَنَّ أَبَا مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَحَفْصَ بْنَ غِيَاثٍ، حَدَّثَاهُ - وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ، أَتَمُّ - عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ صَلَّى عُثْمَانُ بِمِنًى أَرْبَعًا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَمَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَمَعَ عُمَرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ زَادَ عَنْ حَفْصٍ وَمَعَ عُثْمَانَ صَدْرًا مِنْ إِمَارَتِهِ ثُمَّ أَتَمَّهَا ‏.‏ زَادَ مِنْ هَا هُنَا عَنْ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ ثُمَّ تَفَرَّقَتْ بِكُمُ الطُّرُقُ فَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ لِي مِنْ أَرْبَعِ رَكَعَاتٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مُتَقَبَّلَتَيْنِ ‏.‏ قَالَ الأَعْمَشُ فَحَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ قُرَّةَ عَنْ أَشْيَاخِهِ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى أَرْبَعًا قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ عِبْتَ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتَ أَرْبَعًا قَالَ الْخِلاَفُ شَرٌّ

TOPICS
dissension  *  prayer  *  fitnah  *  salah  *  maqbl  *  allah  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow examples set by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ & his companions , Avoid any kind of dissention or conflict with others .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how one should not engage in dissension or conflict with others. It was narrated by 'Abd al-Rahman b. Zaid that 'Uthman prayed four rak'ahs at Mina while 'Abd Allah b. Mas'ud prayed two rak'ahs along with the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Later on during Uthman's caliphate he began to offer complete prayer which was four rak’ahs instead of two. When Abd Allah was asked why he criticized Uthman for praying four rak’ahs when he himself did so as well he replied that “Dissension is evil” meaning it is wrong to criticize someone for something you yourself do or have done before. This hadith teaches us that we should follow the example set by our beloved prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his companions and avoid any kind of dissention or conflict with others as it can lead to a lot of negative consequences such as hatred between people and even wars between nations if left unchecked.

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