Help Your Brother, Oppressor or Oppressed (Sahih 33)
اپنے بھائی کی مدد کرو خواہ وہ ظالم ہو یا مظلوم۔
Help your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppressed.
Also searched as: unsur akhaka hadees • help oppressed hadith • stop zalim hadees
Arabic
انْصُرْ أَخَاكَ ظَالِمًا أَوْ مَظْلُومًا
Transliteration
Unsur akhaka zaliman aw mazluma.
Meaning
Help your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppressed. | Urdu: اپنے بھائی کی مدد کرو خواہ وہ ظالم ہو یا مظلوم۔
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
Lesson
Help the oppressed by defending them, and help the oppressor by stopping him from wrongdoing.
Source & grade
Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
SahihSahih Selections
From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan) • Hadees 33 of 40 • Verify wording with a teacher; rulings differ — consult scholars.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does "انْصُرْ أَخَاكَ ظَالِمًا أَوْ مَظْلُومًا" mean?
Help your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppressed. Urdu: اپنے بھائی کی مدد کرو خواہ وہ ظالم ہو یا مظلوم۔
What is the lesson of this hadees?
Help the oppressed by defending them, and help the oppressor by stopping him from wrongdoing.
Where is this hadees from?
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim (narrated by Anas ibn Malik). Grade: Sahih. From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan). Learn wording from a teacher; consult scholars for rulings.
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