English translation
3948. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever fights under a banner of folly, supporting tribalism, or getting angry for the sake of tribalism, he dies in a state of Ignorance." (Sahih)
Hadith 3948
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Darussalam · Volume 5
36. The Chapters On TribulationsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 3948 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1302
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Source no. 3948 · Volume 8 · Page 448
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (٤٣٣ و ٩٨٣)
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Arabic text
3948 - حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ الصَّوَّافُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ غَيْلَانَ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ رِيَاحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ قَاتَلَ تَحْتَ رَايَةٍ عِمِّيَّةٍ، يَدْعُو إِلَى عَصَبِيَّةٍ، أَوْ يَغْضَبُ لِعَصَبِيَّةٍ، فَقِتْلَتُهُ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ»
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'Whoever fights under a banner of folly' means supporting a group without making sure whether it is on truth or not. In this case, even if the group is on the truth, he did not intend to support the truth rather his intention was to support his clan, tribe, nation, party or organization. Therefore, it is not participating in war which is rewardable, nor the kind of dying which is considered martyrdom.