Hadith #527
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ وَكَانَ شَاعِرًا قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى
رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاسْتَأْذَنَهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ أَحَيٌّ وَالِدَاكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ
Isnad Chain
عفان
شعبة
حبيب بن أبي ثابت
أبا العباس وكان شاعرا
عبد الله بن عمرو
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (رضي الله عنهما) — via 'Affan, from Shu'ba, from Habib ibn Abi Thabit, who said: 'I heard Abu al-'Abbas — who was a poet — say: I heard 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr say: A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked his permission to go on jihad. He said: "Are your parents alive?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Then strive [in their service] — that is your jihad."'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 16, Hadith 527
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6765
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43155