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tabarani:17945Abū ʿUbaydah ʿAbd al-Wārith b. Ibrāhīm al-ʿAskarī > Abū al-Rabīʿ al-Zahrānī > al-Walīd b. Abū Thawr > Simāk b. Ḥarb > Qābūs b. al-Mukhāriq from his father

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, if a man comes to me seeking my wealth, how should I deal with him?" He said, "Remind him of Allah." I said, "What if I do that and he does not stop?" He said, "Seek help from the Muslims." I said, "What if I do that and I find no one among the Muslims?" He said, "Seek help from the ruler." I said, "What if the ruler sells me out and refuses to return my wealth except by force?" He said, "Then fight him until you prevent him from taking your wealth or until you become one of the martyrs of the Hereafter."  

الطبراني:١٧٩٤٥حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ ثنا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ ثنا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ قَابُوسَ بْنِ المُخَارِقِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ جَاءَنِي رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ مَالِي كَيْفَ تَأْمُرُنِي؟ قَالَ «فَذَكِّرْهُ بِاللهِ» قُلْتُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ فَعَلْتُ فَلَمْ يَنْتَهِ؟ قَالَ «تَسْتَغِيثُ بِالْمُسْلِمِينَ» قُلْتُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ فَعَلْتُ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ؟ قَالَ «تَسْتَغِيثُ بِالسُّلْطَانِ» قُلْتُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ بَاعَنِي السُّلْطَانُ وَأَبَى إِلَّا أَنْ يَغْصِبَنِي مَالِي؟ قَالَ «فَقَاتِلْهُ حَتَّى تَمْنَعَ مَالَكَ أَوْ تَكُونَ مِنْ شُهَدَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ»  


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ahmad:22513Ḥasan > Zuhayr > Simāk b. Ḥarb > Qābūs b. Mukhāriq from his father

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "What do you think if a man comes to steal from me or take my wealth without my permission, what should I do?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "You should seek the help of Allah against him." The man asked, "What if I do that and he does not stop?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then seek the help of the ruler." The man asked, "What if there is no one near me from the rulers?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then you should strive against him or fight him until you become among the martyrs, or you prevent him from taking your wealth."  

أحمد:٢٢٥١٣حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ عَنْ قَابُوسَ بْنِ مُخَارِقٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَسْرِقَنِي أَوْ يَأْخُذَ مِنِّي مَالِي مَا تَأْمُرُنِي بِهِ؟ قَالَ تُعْظِمُ عَلَيْهِ بِاللهِ قَالَ فَإِنْ فَعَلْتُ فَلَمْ يَنْتَهِ؟ قَالَ تَسْتَعْدِي السُّلْطَانَ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِقُرْبِي مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ؟ قَالَ تُجَاهِدُهُ أَوْ تُقَاتِلُهُ حَتَّى تُكْتَبَ فِي شُهَدَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ أَوْ تَمْنَعَ مَالَكَ  

ahmad:22514Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad > Sulaymān b. Qarm > Simāk > Qābūs b. Mukhāriq from his father

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet and said, "What do you think if a man comes to take my wealth?" The Prophet said, "Remind him of Allah." The man asked, "What if I remind him of Allah and he refuses?" The Prophet said, "Then seek help against him from the ruler." The man asked, "What if the ruler is distant from me?" The Prophet said, "Then seek help against him from the Muslims." The man asked, "What if no one from the Muslims is present and he is hastening upon me?" The Prophet said, "Then fight him until you regain your wealth or are killed, and you will be among the martyrs of the Hereafter."  

أحمد:٢٢٥١٤حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ قَرْمٍ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ قَابُوسَ بْنِ مُخَارِقٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

أَتَى رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ أَتَانِي رَجُلٌ يَأْخُذُ مَالِي؟ قَالَ تُذَكِّرُهُ بِاللهِ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ ذَكَّرْتُهُ بِاللهِ فَأَبَى؟ قَالَ فَإِنْ فَعَلْتُ فَلَمْ يَنْتَهِ قَالَ تَسْتَعِينُ عَلَيْهِ بِالسُّلْطَانِ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ السُّلْطَانُ مِنِّي نَائِيًا؟ قَالَ تَسْتَعِينُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ لَمْ يَحْضُرْنِي أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَعَجِلَ عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ فَقَاتِلْ حَتَّى تَحْرُزَ مَالَكَ أَوْ تُقْتَلَ فَتَكُونَ فِي شُهَدَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ  

bayhaqi:17638Abū al-Qāsim Zayd b. Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-ʿAlawī And ʾAbū al-Qāsim ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Muḥammad al-Najjār al-Muqriʾ Bi-al-Kūfah > Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. Duḥaym > Aḥmad b. Ḥāzim > ʿAmr b. Ḥammād > Asbāṭ > Simāk > Qābūs b. Mukhāriq from his father

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Prophet of Allah, there is a person who intends to harm me. What should I do?" The Prophet said, "Seek help from Allah." The man then asked, "What if I seek his help, but he refuses to stop?" The Prophet replied, "Seek help from the Muslim community." The man asked, "O Prophet of Allah, what if there is no one from the Muslim community to help me?" The Prophet said, "Then seek help from the rulers." The man asked, "O Prophet of Allah, what if I don't have any ruler to seek help from?" The Prophet said, "Fight against him. If he kills you, you will be a martyr in the hereafter, and if he is killed, you will have prevented him from taking your property."  

البيهقي:١٧٦٣٨أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ زَيْدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْعَلَوِيُّ وَأَبُو الْقَاسِمِ عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّجَّارُ الْمُقْرِئُ بِالْكُوفَةِ قَالَا أنبأ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ دُحَيْمٍ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ قَابُوسِ بْنِ مُخَارِقٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ آتٍ أَتَانِي يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَبُزَّنِي فَمَا أَصْنَعُ بِهِ؟ قَالَ تُنَاشِدُهُ اللهَ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ نَاشَدْتُهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَنْتَهِيَ؟ قَالَ تَسْتَعِينُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَسْتَعِينُهُ عَلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ اسْتَغَثْتَ السُّلْطَانَ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدِي سُلْطَانٌ أَسْتَغِيثُهُ عَلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ فَقَاتِلْه فَإِنْ قَتَلَكَ كُنْتَ فِي شُهَدَاءِ الْآخَرَةِ وَإِلَّا مَنَعْتَ مَالَكَ