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Musnad Ahmad 896 (Book 5, Hadith 325) #34551
The People of Syria: Close to Allah

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the people of Syria and how they are close to Allah, and how their presence brings rain, victory against enemies, and protection from punishment.

Shuraih - ie, bin 'Ubaid said: The people of Syria were mentioned in the presence of 'Ali bin Abi Talib (رضي الله عنه) when he was in Iraq. They said: Curse them, O Ameer al-Mu'mineen. He said: No, I heard the Messenger of Allah say: "The abdal (people who are close to Allah) will be in Syria, and they will be forty men. Every time one of them dies, Allah will replace him with another man. By virtue of them rain is sent and through them victory is achieved against the enemy and punishment is warded off from the people of Syria'.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ، حَدَّثَنِي شُرَيْحٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُبَيْدٍ، قَالَ ذُكِرَ أَهْلُ الشَّامِ عِنْدَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ بِالْعِرَاقِ فَقَالُوا الْعَنْهُمْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ لَا إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ الْأَبْدَالُ يَكُونُونَ بِالشَّامِ وَهُمْ أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلًا كُلَّمَا مَاتَ رَجُلٌ أَبْدَلَ اللَّهُ مَكَانَهُ رَجُلًا يُسْقَى بِهِمْ الْغَيْثُ وَيُنْتَصَرُ بِهِمْ عَلَى الْأَعْدَاءِ وَيُصْرَفُ عَنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ بِهِمْ الْعَذَابُ‏.‏

TOPICS
syria  *  rain  *  victory  *  punishment  *  suriya  *  abdaal  *  matar  *  nasr  *  iqab  *  abdal

QUICK LESSONS:
Be grateful for those who help you in times of need or difficulty; Strive to be closer to God so that He may bless you with His mercy

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the people of Syria and their special relationship with Allah. It is said that there are forty men in Syria who are close to Allah, known as abdal. Whenever one of them dies, another man takes his place. These abdal bring rain to the land through their closeness with Allah, as well as victory against enemies and protection from punishment for the people of Syria. This hadith teaches us that we should be grateful for those who help us in times of need or difficulty; it also reminds us that we should always strive to be closer to God so that He may bless us with His mercy.

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