Hadith on Khuruj: Violent rebellion against Muslim ruler is ignorance

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “None of the people rebel against the ruler by as much as a handspan and die but that he will have died a death of ignorance.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1849

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ خَرَجَ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ شِبْرًا فَمَاتَ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً

1849 صحيح مسلم كتاب الإمارة باب وجوب ملازمة جماعة المسلمين عند ظهور الفتن

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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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