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The document summarizes a hadith attributed to several prophets stating that those whose main concern is worldly affairs, do not fear Allah, and do not care about Muslims' affairs are not of Allah or the Muslims. The hadith indicates that being involved in Muslims' interests is important. It discusses interpretations of the hadith's phrases, noting they may refer to rebuke, association with enemies of Islam, or the prophet's anger, rather than negating one's faith or excommunication.

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Not bothered about the Affairs of the Muslim”

There is a narration attributed to the Prophet (saw) from Hudhayfa,[1] `Abd Allah

ibn Mas`ud,[2] Abu Dharr[3] and Anas b. Malik[4] (Allah be pleased with them all)
that reads: “The one whose main concern is this world has nothing to do with Allah,
and whoever does not fear Allah has nothing to do Allah and whoever does not care
about the Muslims is not one of them”.[5]

‫ ومن لم يهتم للمسلمين عامة‬،‫ ومن لم يتق الله فليس من الله في شيء‬،‫من أصبح والدنيا أكبر همه فليس من الله في شيء‬
‫فليس منهم‬

Notes:

A report amongst many indicating the nature of politics (siyasa) according to the
texts which involves at least three aspects: [1] the ruler and how he rules; [2]
the people and how they account the ruler and [3] being involved in the interests
and benefits (masalih) of the Muslim community. This report is from the third
category.

“Concern of the world”: here refers to setting one’s aspirations and pegging all
hopes in worldliness and pursuit of worldly preoccupations to the exclusion of
pursuing the success in the Hereafter.

“Does not fear Allah”: is not conscious of Allah in h/her life.

“Does not care”: meaning has no concern for nor is interested in the affairs of the
Muslim, i.e. their concerns and interests as well as what is important to them.

“Is not one of them”: this does not mean that a person’s belief is negated or one
is excommunicated from Islam because commission of a sin does not take one out of
the fold of Islam.[6] What this phrase denotes according to some commentators is
extreme rebuke and threat.[7] It can also be a phrase suggesting that cutting
oneself from the affairs of the Muslims is a trait and habit of the jahiliyya Arabs
and enemies of Islam. And so it is a form of castigation by association.[8] Yet
another possible interpretation of the phrase is that it refers to the Prophet’s
anger towards the one who falls under such a description.[9] Therefore, removing
one’s concern from the affairs of the Muslim is not permitted.

And with Allah is all success.

s.z.c.

[1] See al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak, 4:252; al-Tabarani, al-Mu`jam al-Awsat, 7:270; Ibn

al-Jawzi, al-Mawduàt, 3:132 and al-Ìraqi, al-Mughni àn Haml al-Asfar, 2:180.

[2] al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak, 4:356.

[3] al-Tabarani, al-Mu`jam al-Awsat, 1:29 and al-Haythami, Majma` al-Zawa’id,

10:433.

[4] al-Bayhaqi, Shu`ab al-Iman, 7:361.

[5] All transmission routes are either very weak (da`if jiddan) or weak (da`if).

[6] Ibn `Ashur, Tahqiqat wa Anzar fi’l-Qur’an wa ’l-Sunna, p.108.

[7] Ibid, p.109.

[8] Ibid, pp.109-110.
[9] Ibid, p.110.

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Not bothered about the Affairs of the Muslim”

There is a narration attributed to the Prophet (saw) from Hudhayfa,[1] `Abd Allah

“Does not fear Allah”: is not conscious of Allah in h/her life.

And with Allah is all success.

[1] See al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak, 4:252; al-Tabarani, al-Mu`jam al-Awsat, 7:270; Ibn

[3] al-Tabarani, al-Mu`jam al-Awsat, 1:29 and al-Haythami, Majma` al-Zawa’id,

[4] al-Bayhaqi, Shu`ab al-Iman, 7:361.

[6] Ibn `Ashur, Tahqiqat wa Anzar fi’l-Qur’an wa ’l-Sunna, p.108.

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