English
Abu Ayyub narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Cities will be opened for you, and there will be mobilized armies with assigned expeditions. A man among you may dislike his assignment, abandon his people, and roam the tribes, offering himself: ‘Who will take my place for such-and-such?’ That man is a hireling to the last drop of his blood.
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- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 2526 (unverified) 90% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) Regarding the saying: Offering himself: ‘Who will take my place for such-and-such?’ etc.: In Rahmat al-Umma: Is hiring a substitute for jihad valid? Abu Hanifa, al-Shafi‘i, and Ahmad said: No, whether for a wage, reward, or voluntarily, and whether jihad is individually obligatory for the one hiring or not. Malik said: It is valid with a wage if jihad is not individually obligatory for the substitute, such as a slave or woman.
Note 1
(١)قوله: يعرض نفسه عليهم من أكفيه بعث كذا إلخ: قال في (رحمة الأمة): هل تصح الاستنابة في الجهاد أم لا؟ قالأبو حنيفة والشافعي وأحمد: لا، سواء كانت بجعل أو أجرة أو تبرع، وسواء تعين على المستنيب أم لم يتعين. وقالمالك: تصح إذا كانت بجعل، ولم يكن الجهاد متعينا على النائب كالعبد والأمة.