Hadith
Sunan Abi Dawud #2758
Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)· كتاب الجهاد
sunan_abi_dawud:2758حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْبَزَّازُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّمَا الإِمَامُ جُنَّةٌ يُقَاتَلُ بِهِ " .
Abu Hurarirah reported the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) as saying “A Muslim ruler is shield by which a battle is fought.”
Chain 1·6 narrators
5
Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “قال”
narrated to
4
أبي هريرة
Sahabithiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
3
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
2
أبي الزناد
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
1
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi al-Zinad
عبد الرحمن بن أبي الزناد
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah al-Bazzaz← Compiler
محمد بن الصباح البزاز
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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