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Hadees 33 of 40Sahih Selections 3 — Character & SocietySahih

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

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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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Sahih Selections 3 — Character & Society

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