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Sunan Abi Dawud 4342 (Book 39, Hadith 52) #24633
Making Wise Decisions

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of making wise decisions and attending to one's own affairs, while leaving the affairs of others alone.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Prophet said: How will you do when that time will come? Or he said: A time will soon come when the people are sifted and only dregs of mankind survive and their covenants and guarantees have been impaired and they have disagreed among themselves and become thus, intertwining his fingers. They asked: What do you order us to do, Messenger of Allah? He replied: Accept what you approve, abandon what you disapprove, attend to your own affairs and leave alone the affairs of the generality. Abu dawud said: A similar tradition has been transmitted by 'Abd Allah bin 'Amr from the Prophet through different chain.
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الْعَزِيزِ بْنَ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ كَيْفَ بِكُمْ وَبِزَمَانٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ ‏"‏ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ زَمَانٌ يُغَرْبَلُ النَّاسُ فِيهِ غَرْبَلَةً تَبْقَى حُثَالَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ قَدْ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَأَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَاخْتَلَفُوا فَكَانُوا هَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ فَقَالُوا وَكَيْفَ بِنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ تَأْخُذُونَ مَا تَعْرِفُونَ وَتَذَرُونَ مَا تُنْكِرُونَ وَتُقْبِلُونَ عَلَى أَمْرِ خَاصَّتِكُمْ وَتَذَرُونَ أَمْرَ عَامَّتِكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ هَكَذَا رُوِيَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنِ النَّبِيِّ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ

TOPICS
decision  *  time  *  people  *  covenant  *  disagreement  *  acceptance  *  istiadha  *  zaman  *  alnas  *  mithaq  *  tafriqa  *  qabooliyyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Make wise decisions based on your values; attend to your own business; accept what you approve; abandon what you disapprove.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about a time when people are sifted and only dregs of mankind survive. During this time, covenants and guarantees have been impaired and people have disagreed among themselves. The Prophet Muhammad then advises them to accept what they approve, abandon what they disapprove, attend to their own affairs and leave alone the affairs of the generality. This hadith teaches us that it is important for us to make wise decisions in life by considering our own values and beliefs before making any decision. We should also be mindful not to interfere in other people's matters as it can lead to disagreements between them.

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