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4266
سنن أبي داود
الإمام أبو داود سليمان بن الأشعث السجستاني (ت ٢٧٥ هـ)

Sunan Abi Dawud 4267

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Sunan Abi DawudHadith 4267SahihNarrated by Abu Sa’id Al Khudriسنن أبي داودرقم ٤٢٦٧

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي صَعْصَعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرُ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِ غَنَمًا يَتْبَعُ بِهَا شَعَفَ الْجِبَالِ وَمَوَاقِعَ الْقَطْرِ يَفِرُّ بِدِينِهِ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Narrated Abu Sa’id Al Khudri :The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: A Muslim's best property will soon be sheep which he will take to the tops of the mountains and the places where the rain falls, fleeing with his religion from the civil strife (fitan)

Grading (tahqiq)

Sahih
  • Al-AlbaniSahih
  • Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidSahih
  • Shuaib Al ArnautSahih
  • Zubair Ali ZaiSahih Bukhari (19)

Hadith commentary (sharh)

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Scholarly Commentary & Context

Synthesized commentary, isnad grading & cross-references

[Collection & Reference]: Narration #4267 in Sunan Abi Dawud.

[Isnad Grading & Assessment]: Scholar verdicts : Al-Albani: Sahih | Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid: Sahih | Shuaib Al Arnaut: Sahih | Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih Bukhari (19).

[Core Subject]: A time will come when a believer's safest wealth is a flock of sheep he keeps on the mountain tops, fleeing with his religion from the trials of the towns.

[Described Characteristics]: Abu Sa'id al-Khudri narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'There will come a time when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep that he takes to the tops of mountains and the places of rainfall, fleeing with his religion from tribulations' (Sahih al-Bukhari 19, 6495, 7088).

[Timeline & Context]: Describes times of widespread fitnah; it recurs rather than marking a single dated moment.

[Prophetic Practice]: Hold your faith dearer than your standing or wealth; when trials cannot be stilled, withdraw enough to protect your religion without abandoning your duties to others.

Commentaries by classical hadith scholars. The Arabic texts are shown as published.