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ahmad:22158[Chain 1] Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan b. Atsh > Jaʿfar / Ibn Sulaymān > Muʿallá / Ibn Ziyād > Abū Ghālib > Abū Umāmah [Chain 2] Ḥammād > Abū Ghālib > Abū Umāmah

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was stoning the Jamrah (pillar symbolizing Satan). The man asked, "O Messenger of Allah, which jihad is more beloved to Allah?" He remained silent until he stoned the second Jamrah, then he turned towards him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, which jihad is more beloved to Allah?" Again, he remained silent until he stoned the third Jamrah, then he turned towards him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, which jihad is more beloved to Allah?" The Prophet replied, "A word of truth spoken to a tyrannical ruler."  

أحمد:٢٢١٥٨حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَتْشٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ مُعَلَّى يَعْنِي ابْنَ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَبِي غَالِبٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ (ح) وحَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ أَبِي غَالِبٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ

أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَرْمِي الْجَمْرَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى إِذَا رَمَى الثَّانِيَةَ عَرَضَ لَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ مَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا اعْتَرَضَ فِي الْجَمْرَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ عَرَضَ لَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ قَالَ كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّتُقَالُ لِإِمَامٍ جَائِرٍ