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سنن ابن ماجه
الإمام محمد بن يزيد ابن ماجه القزويني (ت ٢٧٣ هـ)

Sunan Ibn Majah 3980

3981
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith 3980SahihNarrated by It wasسنن ابن ماجهرقم ٣٩٨٠

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ "‏ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرَ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِ غَنَمٌ يَتْبَعُ بِهَا شَعَفَ الْجِبَالِ وَمَوَاقِعَ الْقَطْرِ يَفِرُّ بِدِينِهِ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“Soon the best wealth of a Muslim will be sheep which he follows in the mountain peaks and places where rainfall is to be found, fleeing for the sake of his religion from tribulations.”

Grading (tahqiq)

Sahih
  • Al-AlbaniSahih
  • Muhammad Fouad Abd al-BaqiSahih
  • Shuaib Al ArnautSahih
  • Zubair Ali ZaiSahih

Hadith commentary (sharh)

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Scholarly Commentary & Context

Synthesized commentary, isnad grading & cross-references

[Collection & Reference]: Narration #3980 in Sunan Ibn Majah.

[Isnad Grading & Assessment]: Scholar verdicts : Al-Albani: Sahih | Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi: Sahih | Shuaib Al Arnaut: Sahih | Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih.

[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.