Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 4366

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ - عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ فِيهِ فَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي طَلَبِهِمْ قَافَةً فَأُتِيَ بِهِمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فِي ذَلِكَ ‏‏{‏ إِنَّمَا جَزَاءُ الَّذِينَ يُحَارِبُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيَسْعَوْنَ فِي الأَرْضِ فَسَادًا ‏}‏ الآيَةَ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah ibn Sufyan narrated to us; he said: H. Amr ibn Uthman narrated to us: al-Walid narrated to us, from al-Awzai, from Yahya—meaning Ibn Abi Kathir—from Abu Qilabah, from Anas ibn Malik, with this report. He said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent trackers in pursuit of them, and they were brought to him.” Allah, Blessed and Exalted, then revealed concerning this the verse: “The recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive to spread corruption in the land...”