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The Prophet ﷺ said: He said: He who sticks to a king is perverted. This version adds: The nearer a servant (of Allah) goes to a king, the farther he keeps away from Allah.  

أبو داود:٢٨٦٠حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ النَّخَعِيُّ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ شَيْخٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمَعْنَى مُسَدَّدٍ قَالَ وَمَنْ لَزِمَ السُّلْطَانَ افْتُتِنَ زَادَ وَمَا ازْدَادَ عَبْدٌ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ دُنُوًّا إِلاَّ ازْدَادَ مِنَ اللَّهِ بُعْدًا  


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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah said, "Whoever initiates hostility, whoever follows the game (i.e., seeks to profit from corruption), and whoever approaches the gates of the ruler is tempted. And no servant strengthens his relationship with the ruler, except that it increases his distance with Allah."  

أحمد:٨٨٣٦حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ النَّخَعِيِّ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ بَدَا جَفَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفَلَ وَمَنْ أَتَى أَبْوَابَ السُّلْطَانِ افْتُتِنَ وَمَا ازْدَادَ عَبْدٌ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ قُرْبًا إِلَّا ازْدَادَ مِنَ اللهِ بُعْدًا  

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"مَنْ بَدَا جَفَا، وَمَنْ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيدَ غَفَلَ، وَمَن أتَى أَبْوَابَ السُّلطَانِ افْتُتِنَ، وَمَا ازْدَادَ عَبْدٌ مِنْ السُّلطَانِ قُرْبا إِلا ازْدَادَ مِنْ اللهِ بُعْدًا".  

[حم] أحمد محمد، [ق] البيهقى في السنن عن أبي هريرة