The Hadith: "Even if they flay your back and take your wealth"
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Question:
It is attributed to the two Imams, Ibn Hajar and al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on them), that their comment on the hadith "Even if they flay your back and take your wealth" is that the intended meaning of the hadith is to accept the rule of a just caliph and his authority over a specific individual, so one should be patient to avert fitnah (trial, discord or temptation)?
Answer:
The hadith is general; it is not directed at a specific person. It is general for the Ummah (the Muslim community), a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So whoever diverts it from its meaning has a bias; he wants to interpret the hadith according to his bias, his inclination, and his school of thought, and he does not obey the hadith. The hadith is general, and praise be to Allah. We did not find this in the words of al-Nawawi, so we referred back to it; we did not find it in the words of al-Nawawi. Yes. The questioner: After researching in the book of al-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar, I did not find that? The Shaykh: Yes, I researched and did not find this. Yes.
It is attributed to the two Imams, Ibn Hajar and al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on them), that their comment on the hadith "Even if they flay your back and take your wealth" is that the intended meaning of the hadith is to accept the rule of a just caliph and his authority over a specific individual, so one should be patient to avert fitnah (trial, discord or temptation)?
Answer:
The hadith is general; it is not directed at a specific person. It is general for the Ummah (the Muslim community), a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So whoever diverts it from its meaning has a bias; he wants to interpret the hadith according to his bias, his inclination, and his school of thought, and he does not obey the hadith. The hadith is general, and praise be to Allah. We did not find this in the words of al-Nawawi, so we referred back to it; we did not find it in the words of al-Nawawi. Yes. The questioner: After researching in the book of al-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar, I did not find that? The Shaykh: Yes, I researched and did not find this. Yes.
Source
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