Hadith #436

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Arabic Text

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ طَارِقٍ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ

Body (Matn)

صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ عِنْدَ إِمَامٍ جَائِرٍ

Isnad Chain

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وكيعnarrator

وكيع

1
سفيانnarrator

سفيان

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علقمةnarrator

علقمة

3
طارقcompanion

طارق

English Translation

Wakīʿ narrated to us, from Sufyān, from ʿAlqamah, from Ṭāriq who said: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked: 'Which jihād is most virtuous?' He said: 'A word of truth before an unjust ruler.'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 35, Hadith 436

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 18074

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