Hadith 11368

Chapter 8

باب 8

(8) باب فِي النَّهْىِ عَنْ تَهْيِيجِ التُّرْكِ، وَالْحَبَشَةِ

(1594) Chapter: Prohibition Of Agitating The Turks And Abyssinians (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ضَمْرَةُ، عَنِ السَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سُكَيْنَةَ، - رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُحَرَّرِينَ - عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " دَعُوا الْحَبَشَةَ مَا وَدَعُوكُمْ وَاتْرُكُوا التُّرْكَ مَا تَرَكُوكُمْ " .

Narrated from Abi Sukainah One of the Companions:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Let the Abyssinians alone as long as they let you alone, and let the Turks alone as long as they leave you alone. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 4302 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 39, Hadith 12 (ES)

English translation (ES): Book 38, Hadith 4288 (ES)