What is the meaning of the hadith: “Allah the Exalted will not gather upon this community two swords, one from within it and one from its enemy”?
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The questioner : The hadith Sunan Abi Dawud 4301Sahih (Al-Albani) ?
The Shaykh : It means the complete destruction of the Muslim community by the disbelieving community. This will not happen; rather, some of them will destroy others, may Allah protect us from that.
The questioner : May Allah protect us from that.
The Shaykh : Yes.
Allah will not gather two swords upon this community: Its own sword and the sword of its enemy.
لن يجمع الله تعالى على هذه الأمة سيفين , سيفا منها وسيفا من عدوهاThe Shaykh : It means the complete destruction of the Muslim community by the disbelieving community. This will not happen; rather, some of them will destroy others, may Allah protect us from that.
The questioner : May Allah protect us from that.
The Shaykh : Yes.
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