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Sunan Abi Dawud 2525 (Book 15, Hadith 49) #22816
The Dangers of Being a Hireling

SUMMARY: This hadith warns against those who are willing to join an army for the sake of money and not out of loyalty.

Narrated AbuAyyub al-Ansari: AbuAyyub heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Capitals will be conquered at your hands, and you will have to raise companies in large armies. A man will be unwilling to join a company, so he will escape from his people and go round the tribes offering himself to them, saying: Whose place may I take in such and such expedition? Whose place may I take in such and such expedition? Beware: That man is a hireling to the last drop of his blood.
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، - الْمَعْنَى وَأَنَا لِحَدِيثِهِ، أَتْقَنُ - عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، ‏:‏ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ جَابِرٍ الطَّائِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَخِي أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ‏:‏ ‏ "‏ سَتُفْتَحُ عَلَيْكُمُ الأَمْصَارُ، وَسَتَكُونُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ تُقْطَعُ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيهَا بُعُوثٌ فَيَكْرَهُ الرَّجُلُ مِنْكُمُ الْبَعْثَ فِيهَا فَيَتَخَلَّصُ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ ثُمَّ يَتَصَفَّحُ الْقَبَائِلَ يَعْرِضُ نَفْسَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ يَقُولُ ‏:‏ مَنْ أَكْفِيهِ بَعْثَ كَذَا، مَنْ أَكْفِيهِ بَعْثَ كَذَا أَلاَ وَذَلِكَ الأَجِيرُ إِلَى آخِرِ قَطْرَةٍ مِنْ دَمِهِ
TOPICS
mercenary  *  expedition  *  loyalty  *  blood

QUICK LESSONS:
Have loyalty and commitment when joining any kind of expedition or army. Be honest with yourself and others about your motivations in life.

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad is warning against those who are willing to join an army for the sake of money and not out of loyalty. He says that such people will be mercenaries, or muharib, and they will go around offering themselves to different tribes in order to get paid. He warns that these people will be loyal only until their last drop of blood is spilled. This hadith teaches us that it is important to have loyalty and commitment when joining any kind of expedition or army, as it is wrong to do so just for monetary gain. It also teaches us about the importance of being honest with ourselves and others about our motivations in life.

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