Sahih al-Bukhari 4390 (Book 65, Hadith 118)
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 (i.e. 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.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4390 (Book 65, Hadith 118)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Imam al-Bukhārī’s Sahih al-Bukhari is a masterpiece of Islamic literature, completed in the 9th century. It is revered as one of the most authentic and important books in Sunni Islam, forming a core part of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). This set also includes Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s specific contribution is a massive work containing around 7,563 verified hadiths, which are thematically sorted into 97 books to provide clear guidance on a multitude of subjects.
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