Darussalam · Volume 5
39. THE BOOK OFTHE SUNNAHSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4644 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 210
Source no. 4644 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح أيضا
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4644. It was narrated that Al-A’mash said: “I heard Al-Hajjāj say on the Minbar: ‘These non-Arabs deserve to be struck and beaten. By Allāh, if I decide to destroy them I will annihilate them like the day that is past.’” meaning the non-Arabs. (Ṣaḥīḥ)
4644 - حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْحَجَّاجَ، يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ: هَذِهِ الْحَمْرَاءُ هَبْرٌ هَبْرٌ، «أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْ قَدْ قَرَعْتُ عَصًا بِعَصًا، لَأَذَرَنَّهُمْ كَالْأَمْسِ الذَّاهِبِ»، يَعْنِي الْمَوَالِيَ
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Al-Hamrā' is a term used for freed slaves and non Arabs, which is why it is stated again: “Meaning non Arabs” and the indication refers to those that opposed his orders who came from the non ‘Arabs.