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English translation
2180. Abū Wāqid Al-Laithī narrated that when the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ went out to Ḥunain he passed a tree that the idolaters called Dhāt Anwāt upon which they hung their weapons. They (the Companions) said: “O Messenger of Allāh! Make a Dhāt Anwāt for us as they have a Dhāt Anwāt.” The Prophet ﷺ said: “Subḥān Allāh! This is like what Mūsā’s people said: Make for us a god like their
gods.[1] By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! You shall follow the ways of those who were before you.” (Ṣaḥīh)
Abū ‘Eisā said: This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīh.
Abū Wāqid Al-Laithī’s name is Al-Ḥārīth bin ‘Awf. And there are narrations on this topic from Abū Sa‘eed and Abū Hurairah.
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Commentary
The Hadīth makes the point that if a people have an aptitude for thoughtlessly taking up the habits of other nations, they are quick to adopt the evil ways and customs of others, which causes them to go astray.
