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مسند أحمد

Musnad Ahmad Hadith 18828

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ،، ، عَنْ طَارِقٍ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: أَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: " كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ عِنْدَ إِمَامٍ جَائِرٍ " (١)،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Tariq (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and asked, "Which jihad is the most virtuous?" The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "To speak a word of truth before a tyrant ruler."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 18828 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 692, Hadith of Tariq ibn Shihab (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 2.

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Source and grading notes

مسند احمد / تتمہ مُسْنَدِ الْكُوفِيِّينَ / 18828

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