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Shurayh ibn Ubayd narrated that the people of Sham were mentioned 1 to Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and it was said: “Curse them, O Commander of the Faithful.” He said: “No, I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: ‘The Abdal will be in Sham, forty men. Whenever one dies, Allah replaces him with another. Through them, rain is sent, victory is granted over enemies, and punishment is averted from the people of Sham.’”
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- Candidate: Musnad Ahmad 896 (unverified) 95% confidence · Validation similarity: 0.850
- Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 6277 (unverified) 80% confidence
Mishkat (candidate) 6277
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Commentary and footnotes (3)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “The people of Sham were mentioned” means negatively. His statement: “No” means it is not permissible to curse them. His statement: “averted from the people of Sham through them” means through their blessing. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
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(۱) قوله: ذكر أهل الشام أي بالسوء. وقوله: «قال: لا أي لا يجوز لعنهم. وقوله: يصرف عن أهل الشام بهم أي ببركتهم. كذا في «المرقاة».
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(18) قولہ: ذكر اهل الشام۔ یعنی اہل شام کا برائی کے ساتھ تذکرہ ہوا۔ وقولہ: قال لا۔ یعنی ان پر لعنت کرنا جائز نہیں ہے۔ وقولہ: يصرف عن اهل الشام بهم۔ یعنی ان کی برکت سے اہل شام سے عذاب اٹھایا جاتا ہے۔ (مرقات)