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Musnad Ahmad 477 (Book 4, Hadith 71) #34145
The Importance of Guarding Borders

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of guarding the border for one day for the sake of Allah, which is better than a thousand other days.

It was narrated from Abu Salih, the freed slave of 'Uthman (رضي الله عنه), that 'Uthman (رضي الله عنه) said: O people, move on in the middle of the day, for I am moving on in the middle of the day. So the people moved on in the middle of the day. Then he said: O people, I shall tell you a hadith of which I have not spoken since I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until this day. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, said: 'Guarding the border for one day for the sake of Allah is better than a thousand other days, so let a man guard the border as much as he wants'. Have I conveyed the message to you? They said: Yes. He said. O Allah, bear witness.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَاه سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، سَنَةَ سِتٍّ وَعِشْرِينَ حَدَّثَنَا رِشْدِينُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ زُهْرَةَ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ هَجِّرُوا فَإِنِّي مُهَجِّرٌ فَهَجَّرَ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِحَدِيثٍ مَا تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهِ مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى يَوْمِي هَذَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ رِبَاطَ يَوْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ يَوْمٍ مِمَّا سِوَاهُ فَلْيُرَابِطْ امْرُؤٌ حَيْثُ شَاءَ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُكُمْ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ‏.‏
TOPICS
border  *  guard  *  day  *  alhudood  *  alharas  *  alnahar  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Prioritize duties towards Allah, protect country from harm or danger, safeguard borders from potential threats or dangers
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith was narrated by Abu Salih, who was a freed slave of 'Uthman. In this hadith, Uthman conveys to people that guarding the border for one day in order to please Allah is better than a thousand other days. He emphasizes on this point and asks if he has conveyed his message correctly and people agree with him. This hadith teaches us that we should prioritize our duties towards Allah over any worldly matters and it also shows us how important it is to guard our borders from any potential threats or dangers. We should strive to protect our country from any harm or danger as much as possible in order to please Allah and gain His blessings.

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