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Sahih al-Bukhari 4596 (Book 65, Hadith 118) #4379
The Danger of Joining Forces with Non-Believers

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the revelation of a verse in the Quran which warns Muslims against joining forces with non-believers and risking their lives.

Narrated Muhammad bin 'Abdur-Rahman Abu Al-Aswad: The people of Medina were forced to prepare an army (to fight against the people of Sham during the caliphate of 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair at Mecca), and I was enlisted in it; Then I met 'Ikrima, the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas, and informed him (about it), and he forbade me strongly to do so (ie to enlist in that army), and then said, "Ibn 'Abbas informed me that some Muslim people were with the pagans, increasing the number of the pagans against Allah's Messenger ﷺ. An arrow used to be shot which would hit one of them (the Muslims in the company of the pagans) and kill him, or he would be struck and killed (with a sword)". Then Allah revealed:-- "Verily! as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (by staying among the disbelievers)" (4:97) Abu AlAswad also narrated it.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ، وَغَيْرُهُ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ قُطِعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ بَعْثٌ فَاكْتُتِبْتُ فِيهِ، فَلَقِيتُ عِكْرِمَةَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ، فَنَهَانِي عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَشَدَّ النَّهْىِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَانُوا مَعَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ يُكَثِّرُونَ سَوَادَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْتِي السَّهْمُ فَيُرْمَى بِهِ، فَيُصِيبُ أَحَدَهُمْ فَيَقْتُلُهُ أَوْ يُضْرَبُ فَيُقْتَلُ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ‏{‏إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ‏}‏ الآيَةَ‏.‏ رَوَاهُ اللَّيْثُ عَنْ أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ‏.‏
TOPICS
revelation  *  angels  *  disbelievers  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey Allah's commands and stay away from non believers for safety purposes .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a revelation from Allah that was sent down to warn Muslims against joining forces with non-believers. During the caliphate of 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair at Mecca, people of Medina were forced to prepare an army to fight against the people of Sham. Muhammad bin 'Abdur-Rahman Abu AlAswad was enlisted in it but he met Ikrima who warned him strongly not to do so as some Muslim people were already present among the pagans and they were increasing their numbers against Allah's Messenger. Then Allah revealed Verse 4:97 which states that those who wrong themselves by staying among disbelievers will be taken away by angels in death. This hadith teaches us that we should never join forces with non believers as it can put our lives at risk and we should always stay away from them if we want to protect ourselves from harm or danger.

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