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Regarding The Prohibition Of Wandering (As-Siyāḥah)[1]

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Darussalam · Volume 3

15. The Book Of Jihād

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الحديث: 2486 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 5

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2486. Abū Umāmah said: "A man said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! Permit Sayāhah for me.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Indeed the Sayāhah for my people is Jihād in the cause of Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime.'" (Hasan)

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2486 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ التَّنُوخِيُّ أَبُو الْجَمَاهِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ائْذَنْ لِي فِي السِّيَاحَةِ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ سِيَاحَةَ أُمَّتِي الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى»

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    [1] As-Sayāḥah; living life as a wander; a wandering traveler, a vagabond or the like. "It is said: Sāḥa in the earth, yasīḥu, sayāḥatan' when he goes throughout it. Its root is from As-Sayyāh, and it is the flowing water spreading upon the face of the earth. It means leaving the Amsār (civilized lands, or large cities) and settling in the wilderness, and not attending the Friday prayer and the congregations." (An-Nihāyah)