English
Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja'i reported that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The best of your leaders are those you love and who love you, whom you pray for and who pray for you. The worst of your leaders are those you hate and who hate you, whom you curse and who curse you." They said: "O Messenger of God, should we not oppose them in that case?" He said: "No, as long as they establish prayer among you. No, as long as they establish prayer among you. Whoever is under a leader and sees him committing a sin against God should dislike the sin, but not withdraw from obedience."
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 1855b (unverified) 97% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.