Hadith 45

Chapter 122

باب 122

(122) باب فِي الْعَصَبِيَّةِ

(122) Chapter: Regarding tribalism (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، عَنْ بِنْتِ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الأَسْقَعِ، أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ أَبَاهَا، يَقُولُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْعَصَبِيَّةُ قَالَ " أَنْ تُعِينَ قَوْمَكَ عَلَى الظُّلْمِ " .

Narrated Wathilah ibn al-Asqa':
I asked: Messenger of Allah! what is party spirit? He replied: That you should help your people in wrongdoing. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 5119 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 43, Hadith 347 (ES)

English translation (ES): Book 42, Hadith 5100 (ES)