حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ وَسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَعْنَی قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ الْمُعَلَّی بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَهِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ ضَبَّةَ بْنِ مِحْصَنٍ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَتَکُونُ عَلَيْکُمْ أَئِمَّةٌ تَعْرِفُونَ مِنْهُمْ وَتُنْکِرُونَ فَمَنْ أَنْکَرَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد قَالَ هِشَامٌ بِلِسَانِهِ فَقَدْ بَرِئَ وَمَنْ کَرِهَ بِقَلْبِهِ فَقَدْ سَلِمَ وَلَکِنْ مَنْ رَضِيَ وَتَابَعَ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا نَقْتُلُهُمْ قَالَ ابْنُ دَاوُدَ أَفَلَا نُقَاتِلُهُمْ قَالَ لَا مَا صَلَّوْا
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4760
Umm Salamah, wife of the Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: You will have commanders some of whom you will approve and some of whom you will disapprove. He who expresses disapproval with his tongue (Abu Dawud said: This is Hisham’s version) is guiltless; and he who feels disapproval in his heart, is safe, but he who is pleased and follows them. He was asked; shall we not kill them, Messenger of Allah? Abu Dawud’s version has: Shall we not fight with them? He replied: No, so long as they pray.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020