Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 665 Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Hear and obey even if an Abyssinian slave whose head is like a raisin is placed in authority over you.”. وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم “اسمعوا وأطيعوا، […]
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Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 666 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “It is obligatory upon you to listen and obey the orders of the ruler in prosperity and adversity, whether you are willing or unwilling, or when someone is given undue preference to you.”. وعن […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 667 ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: We accompanied Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on a journey. We halted at a place to take a rest. Some of us began to set right their tents, others began to graze their animals while others were engaged in competing […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 668 Wa’il bin Hujr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Salamah bin Yazid Al-Ju’f (May Allah be pleased with him) asked Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): “O Prophet of Allah! Tell us, what you command us to do if there arises over us rulers who demand of us what is […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 669 ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “There will be discrimination after my death and there will be other matters that you will disapprove.” He was asked: “O Messenger of Allah! What do you command us to do when we are […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 670 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Whosoever obeys me, obeys Allah; and he who disobeys me, disobeys Allah; and whosoever obeys the Amir (leader), in fact, obeys me; and he who disobeys the Amir, in fact, disobeys me.”. وعن أبي هريرة […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 671 Ibn ‘Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “If a person notices in his ruler what he dislikes, he should show patience because he who departs from the (Muslim) community a cubit, dies like those who died in the Days of Ignorance.”. وعن […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 672 Abu Bakrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, “He who insults the rulers Allah will insult him.”. وعن أبى بكرة رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: “من أهان السلطان أهانه الله” ((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 673 ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, “Do not ask for position of authority. If you are granted this position without asking for it, you will be helped (by Allah) in discharging its responsibilities; but if you are […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 674 Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, “O Abu Dharr, I see that you are weak and I like for you what I like for myself. Do not rule over (even) two persons, and do not manage an orphan’s property.”. […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 675 Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I said to Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): “Why do you not appoint me to an (official) position?” He (ﷺ) patted me on the shoulder with his hand and said, “O Abu Dharr, you are a weak man and it is […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 676 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “You will covet for getting a position of authority, but remember that it will be a cause of humiliation and remorse on the Day of Resurrection.” وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله […]