Sunan Abi Dawud — Battles (Kitab Al-Malahim)

2 hadith · Exported from ParallelQuran.com on August 24, 2026
Hadith #4343
Battles (Kitab Al-Malahim) · Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi Uvais أبو بكر بن أبي أويس, Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala' محمد بن العلاء - أبو كريب, Ady bin 'Ady bin 'Umayra عدي بن عدي بن عميرة, al-Mughira bin Ziyad al-Bjly المغيرة بن زياد البجلي أبو هشام · Hasan Sahih

When we were around the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he mentioned the period of commotion (fitnah) saying: When you see the people that their covenants have been impaired, (the fulfilling of) the guarantees becomes rare, and they become thus (interwining his fingers). I then got up and said: What should I do at that time, may Allah make me ransom for you? He replied: Keep to your house, control your tongue, accept what you approve, abandon what you disapprove, attend to your own affairs, and leave alone the affairs of the generality.

Hadith #4344
Battles (Kitab Al-Malahim) · Narrated by Ady bin 'Ady bin 'Umayra عدي بن عدي بن عميرة, Musa bin Nafi', Abu Shahab al-Hanat موسى بن نافع الأسدي أبو شهاب الحناط · Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The best fighting (jihad) in the path of Allah is (to speak) a word of justice to an oppressive ruler.

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