Sunan Ibn Majah 4012
سنن ابن ماجه#4012SahihIt was narrated that Abu Umamah said:“A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at the first pillar and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which Jihad is best?’ but he kept quiet. When he saw the second Pillar, he asked again, and he kept quiet. When he stoned ‘Aqabah Pillar, he placed his foot in the stirrup, to ride, and said: ‘Where is the one who was asking?’ (The man) said: ‘Here I am, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘A word of truth spoken to an unjust ruler.’”
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Al-AlbaniHasan Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-BaqiHasan Sahih
Shuaib Al ArnautHasan Sahih
Zubair Ali ZaiHasan
In-book reference: 36:87