Hadith on ‘Asabiyyah: Whoever supports tribalism is like a dead camel

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever supports his own people in their oppression is like a camel that falls dead into a well and is pulled out by its tail.”

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 4292

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut

عن عبد الله بن مسعود قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ أَعَانَ قَوْمَهُ عَلَى ظُلْمٍ فَهُوَ كَالْبَعِيرِ الْمُتَرَدِّي يَنْزِعُ بِذَنَبِهِ

4292 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

7/321 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده حسن في تخريج المسند لشعيب

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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