Sunan Abi Dawud, 5117
sahih· Al-AlbaniChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Abu Ja'far al-NafailifromZuhayr bin Mua'wiya bin HudayjfromSmak bin Hrb bin Awsfrom'Abdur Rahman bin 'Abdullahfromibn Mas'ud
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ مَنْ نَصَرَ قَوْمَهُ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْحَقِّ فَهُوَ كَالْبَعِيرِ الَّذِي رُدِّيَ فَهُوَ يُنْزَعُ بِذَنَبِهِ .
English translation
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:
If anyone helps his people in an unrighteous cause, he is like a camel which falls into a well and is pulled out by its tail.
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 43, Hadith 345
- English Reference
- Book 42, Hadith 5098