The Meaning of the Hadith: "And You Took the Tails of the Cows"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 3462Sahih (Al-Albani), he asks: What is the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
Answer:
They said, and Allah knows best, that it means they abandon the horses, which are the mounts of jihad, and take hold of the tails of the cows for plowing, and they become occupied with plowing and farming instead of jihad in the cause of Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: I heard the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ) say: When you enter into the inah transaction, hold the tails of oxen, are pleased with agriculture, and give up conducting jihad (struggle in the way of Allah). Allah will make disgrace prevail over you, and will not withdraw it until you return to your original religion.
إذا تبايعتم بالعينة وأخذتم أذناب البقر وتركتم الجهادAnd you take the tails of the cows?
وأخذتم أذناب البقر؟Answer:
They said, and Allah knows best, that it means they abandon the horses, which are the mounts of jihad, and take hold of the tails of the cows for plowing, and they become occupied with plowing and farming instead of jihad in the cause of Allah. Yes.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 22-05-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (53:59)
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