Ma'qil ibn Yasar, may God be pleased with him, said: I heard the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "No governor who rules over a Muslim community and dies while deceiving them will enter Paradise."
From him, may God be pleased with him, he said: I heard the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "No servant whom God entrusts with a community and does not advise them sincerely will smell the fragrance of Paradise."
Abu Umama, may God be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "If a leader seeks suspicion among the people, he corrupts them."
Muawiya, may God be pleased with him, said: I heard the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "If you pursue people's faults, you will corrupt them."
Aisha, may God be pleased with her, said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "O God, whoever takes charge of any matter of my nation and causes them hardship, cause him hardship. Whoever takes charge of any matter of my nation and is gentle with them, be gentle with him."
Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The best of God's servants in rank with God on the Day of Resurrection are the just and gentle imam, and the worst of God's servants in rank with God on the Day of Resurrection are the unjust and harsh imam."
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As, may God be pleased with them, said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The just will be with God on pulpits of light at the right hand of the Merciful, and both His hands are right—those who are just in their rulings, their families, and what they govern."
Abu Sa'id, may God be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "No prophet was sent by God, nor any caliph appointed, except that he had two confidants: one who commands good and urges it, and one who commands evil and urges it. The protected is the one whom God protects."
Aisha, may God be pleased with her, said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "If God intends good for a leader, He gives him a truthful advisor who reminds him if he forgets and assists him if he remembers. If God intends otherwise, He gives him an evil advisor who does not remind him if he forgets and does not assist him if he remembers."
Abu Sa'id, may God be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The most beloved of people to God on the Day of Resurrection and the closest to Him in seating is a just imam, and the most hated of people to God on the Day of Resurrection and the farthest from Him in seating is an unjust imam."
Ibn Umar, may God be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The ruler is a shade on earth to which every oppressed person turns. If he is just, he will have a reward, and the people owe gratitude. If he is unjust, he bears the burden, and the people must be patient."
Abu Huraira, may God be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "No leader of ten will be brought on the Day of Resurrection except in chains, until justice frees him or injustice destroys him."
Abu Umama, may God be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "No man who governs ten or more will come to God Almighty on the Day of Resurrection except in chains, with his hand to his neck, until his righteousness frees him or his sin destroys him. Its beginning is blame, its middle is regret, and its end is disgrace on the Day of Resurrection."
Jabir ibn Samura, may God be pleased with him, said: I heard the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Three things I fear for my nation: seeking rain through the stars, the injustice of the ruler, and denying destiny."
Abu Huraira said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Woe to the leaders, woe to the chiefs, woe to the trustees. Some people will wish on the Day of Resurrection that their hair was hung from the Pleiades, swaying between heaven and earth, rather than having undertaken any work."
Ghalib al-Qattan narrated from a man, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The role of the chief is true, and people need chiefs, but the chiefs are in the Fire." [Narrated by Abu Dawud
Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, struck his shoulder and said to him: "You have succeeded, O Qudaym, if you die without being a leader, a scribe, or a chief."
Muawiya, may God be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "O Muawiya, if you are given authority, fear God and be just." He said: I continued to believe I would be tested with authority because of the Prophet's words until I was tested.
Abdullah ibn Amr, may God be pleased with them, said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever looks at his brother with a look that frightens him, God will frighten him on the Day of Resurrection."
Whoever looks at his brother with a look that frightens him,
(1) Regarding the saying: "Whoever looks at his brother with a look that frightens him," etc.: This hadith is mentioned in this chapter to indicate that merely causing fear incurs punishment on the Day of Resurrection, so how much more for greater forms of oppression? It implies that whoever looks at his brother with mercy and compassion, God will look at him with care on the Day of Resurrection, as stated in al-Marqah.
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قوله
(١) قوله: من نظر إلى أخيه نظرة يخيفه إلخ: إيراد هذ الحديث في هذا الباب للإشارة إلى أن مجرد الإخافة يترتب عليه العقوبة يوم القيامة، فكيف بما فوقها من أنواع المظلمة، ويؤخذ من مفهومه: أن من نظر بعين الرحمة والشفقة إلى أخيه نظر الله إليه بعين العناية يوم القيامة. كذا في (المرقاة).
Uqba ibn Amir, may God be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "No tax collector will enter Paradise." Meaning, one who taxes people.
Ka'b ibn Ujra, may God be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me: "I seek refuge for you with God from the leadership of fools." I said: "What is that, O Messenger of God?" He said: "Leaders who will come after me. Whoever enters upon them and confirms their lies or assists in their oppression is not from me, and I am not from them, and they will not come to me at the Pool. Whoever does not enter upon them, does not confirm their lies, and does not assist in their oppression, they are from me, and I am from them, and they will come to me at the Pool."
Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever lives in the desert becomes harsh, whoever follows hunting becomes heedless, and whoever comes to the ruler is tempted." [Narrated by Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi, and al-Nasa'i. In Abu Dawud's narration: "Whoever clings to the ruler is tempted," adding: "The closer a servant gets to the ruler, the further he gets from God."
Yahya ibn Hashim narrated from Yulus ibn Abi Ishaq, from his father, may God be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "As you are, so will your leaders be."
Abu al-Darda, may God be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "God Almighty says: I am God; there is no deity but Me, the King of kings, the Master of kings. The hearts of kings are in My hand. If My servants obey Me, I turn the hearts of their kings toward them with mercy and compassion. If My servants disobey Me, I turn their hearts with anger and resentment, and they afflict them with severe punishment. So do not occupy yourselves with praying against kings, but occupy yourselves with remembering and supplicating to Me, and I will suffice you against your kings."
Abu Bakra, may God be pleased with him, said: When it reached the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, that the people of Persia had appointed a daughter of Khosrow over them, he said: "A people who entrust their affairs to a woman will never succeed."
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Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 4425 (unverified) 99% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
A people who entrust their affairs to a woman will never succeed
(1) Regarding the saying: "A people who entrust their affairs to a woman will never succeed": It is stated in al-Durr al-Mukhtar: Appointing an imam is one of the most important obligations, so it was prioritized over burying the one with miracles. The conditions include being a Muslim, free, male, rational, mature, capable, and from Quraysh, but not Hashimi or Alawi, and infallible.
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قوله
(١) قوله: لن يفلح قوم ولَّوا أمرهم امرأة: وقال في (الدر المختار): ونصب الإمام أهم الواجبات، فلذا قدَّموه على دفن صاحب المعجزات، ويشترط كونه مسلما حُرَّا ذَكرًا عاقلًا بالغًا قادرًا قرشيا لا هاشميًا علويًّا معصومًا.
Abu Huraira, may God be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Seek refuge with God from the beginning of the seventies and the leadership of children."
Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) Regarding the saying: "Whoever looks at his brother with a look that frightens him," etc.: This hadith is mentioned in this chapter to indicate that merely causing fear incurs punishment on the Day of Resurrection, so how much more for greater forms of oppression? It implies that whoever looks at his brother with mercy and compassion, God will look at him with care on the Day of Resurrection, as stated in al-Marqah.
Note 1
(١) قوله: من نظر إلى أخيه نظرة يخيفه إلخ: إيراد هذ الحديث في هذا الباب للإشارة إلى أن مجرد الإخافة يترتب عليه العقوبة يوم القيامة، فكيف بما فوقها من أنواع المظلمة، ويؤخذ من مفهومه: أن من نظر بعين الرحمة والشفقة إلى أخيه نظر الله إليه بعين العناية يوم القيامة. كذا في (المرقاة).