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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever supports his people unjustly is like a camel thrown into a well, pulled by its tail 1.”
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Note 1
(1) His statement: “pulled by its tail”: meaning, grabbing its tail; it does not escape the well by being pulled by the tail, meaning such protection does not benefit him, as it is unjust. [As stated in Badhl Al-Majhud]
Note 1
(۱) قوله: فهو ينزع بذنبه أي بأخذ ذنبه فهو لا يخرج من البير بإخراجه بأخذ الذنب يعني لا ينفعه هذه الحماية؛ لكونه على غير حق. كذا في بذل المجهود».