Riyad as-Salihin, 329

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

When this Verse was revealed: "And warn your tribe (O Muhammad (ﷺ)) of near kindred". (26:214) Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called the Quraish; when they gathered, he said to them: "O sons of 'Abd Shams; O sons of Ka'b bin Lu'ai, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O sons of Murrah bin Ka'b, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O sons of 'Abd Manaf, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O sons of 'Abdul-Muttalib, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O Fatimah, rescue yourself from the Fire, for I have no power (to protect you) from Allah in anything except that I would sustain relationship with you". [Muslim].

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ لما نزلت هذه الآية‏:‏ ‏(‏وأنذر عشيرتك الأقربين‏)‏ ‏(‏‏(‏الشعراء‏:‏ 214‏)‏‏)‏ دعا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قريشًا، فاجتمعوا فعم، وخص وقال‏:‏ ‏

‏يا بني عبد شمس، يا بني كعب بن لؤي، أنقذوا أنفسكم من النار، يا بني مرة بن كعب، أنقذوا أنفسكم من النار، يا بني عبد مناف، أنقذوا أنفسكم من النار، يا بني هاشم أنقذوا أنفسكم من النار، يا بني عبد المطلب أنقذوا أنفسكم من النار، يا فاطمة أنقذي نفسك من النار، فإني لا أملك لكم من الله شيئًا، غير أن لكم رحما سأبلها ببلالها‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference: Introduction, Hadith 329

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadith: 1) It is obligatory to maintain ties with relatives, take care of them, try constantly to reform them and guide them to what is good, for these are some of the fruits of maintaining ties of kinship. 2) A caller to Allah is required to start with warning his own relatives then the members of his clan, for the relatives are worthier of receiving goodness, then those who come next to them, till goodness reaches all the people. 3) Keenness on guiding people is one of the characteristics of a successful caller to Allah, as he demonstrates his love to people and his care to extend goodness to them. 4) The Hadith encourages a Muslim to do good deeds and not rely upon lineage or boasting of it. Words in the Hadith: The nearest kinsfolk: your closest relatives then the ones next to them. He addressed them generally and personally: he spoke to them of what generally applies to all of them, then he singled some of them because of their close kinship with him.

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