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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3000 (Book 47, Hadith 52) #28649
The Best Dead Men

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Khawarij, a group of people who were killed by the best dead men. Abu Umamah recited a verse from the Quran to emphasize this point.

Narrated Abu Ghalib: "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 ?' 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'."
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 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

TOPICS
killing  *  men  *  damascus  *  khawarij

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive to do what is right even if others don't agree with you or understand your actions; Respect life after death; Do justice; Remember Allah's judgment day according to deeds in life

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a group of people called the Khawarij who were killed in Damascus. Abu Umamah recited a verse from the Quran to emphasize that those who killed them are considered to be among the best dead men under heaven's canopy. He was asked if he heard it from Prophet Muhammad and he said that he heard it multiple times before narrating it. This hadith teaches us that killing someone for justice is not wrong as long as it is done with good intentions and for justice, which should be respected even after death. It also teaches us that we should always strive to do what is right even if others don't agree with us or understand our actions. We should also remember that Allah will judge everyone according to their deeds on Judgment Day, when some faces will become white and some faces will become black depending on their actions in life.

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