[Machine] I was never eager for leadership, neither by day nor by night. I was not interested in it, nor did I ask Allah for it, privately or publicly. But I feared discord, and I have no comfort in leadership. However, I was entrusted with a great responsibility that I am not capable of handling and it can only be fulfilled with the strength from Allah. If I wished, the strongest of people would have accepted my position today, but the immigrants accepted what they said and offered no excuses. Ali and Zubair said, "We were only angry because we were excluded from the consultation, and we believe that Abu Bakr is the most deserving person after the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . He is the companion in the cave and the second of two. Indeed, we recognize his honor and greatness, and the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , commanded him to lead the people in prayer while he was alive."  

مَا كُنْتُ حَرِيصًا عَلَى الْإِمَارَةِ يَوْمًا وَلَا لَيْلَةً قَطُّ وَلَا كُنْتُ فِيهَا رَاغِبًا وَلَا سَأَلْتُهَا اللهَ فِي سِرٍّ وَلَا عَلَانِيَةٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَشْفَقْتُ مِنَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَمَا لِي فِي الْإِمَارَةِ مِنْ رَاحَةٍ وَلَكِنْ قُلِّدْتُ أَمْرًا عَظِيمًا مَا لِي بِهِ طَاقَةٌ وَلَا يُدَانُ إِلَّا بِتَقْوِيَةِ اللهِ ولَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ أَقْوَى النَّاسِ عَلَيْهَا مَكَانِي عَلَيْهَا الْيَوْمَ فَقَبِلَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ مِنْهُ مَا قَالَ وَمَا اعْتَذَرَ بِهِ وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَالزُّبَيْرُ ؓ مَا غَضِبْنَا إِلَّا لِأَنَّا أُخِّرْنَا عَنِ الْمُشَاوَرَةِ وَإِنَّا نَرَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَحَقَّ النَّاسِ بِهَا بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُ لَصَاحِبُ الْغَارِ وَثَانِي اثْنَيْنِ وَإِنَّا لَنَعْرِفُ شَرَفَهُ وَكُبْرَهُ وَلَقَدْ أَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالصَّلَاةِ بِالنَّاسِ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ  

[Machine] On the day I was appointed as a messenger of Allah, I said to him, may ﷺ , and to Al-As'a: I wish that this had happened while I am alive, so that I could pray for you and bury you. She said: I said to him, could it be that I am one of the women you are marrying on that day? He said: As for me and Al-As'a, pray for me and your father and brother until I write a letter for Abu Bakr, for I fear that he might wish and someone might say, ‘God and the believers accept only Abu Bakr.’  

عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي بُدِئَ فِيهِ فَقُلْتُ وَارَأْسَاهُ قَالَ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ وَأَنَا حَيُّ فَأُصَلِّي عَلَيْكِ وَأَدْفِنُكِ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ غَيْرَى كَأَنِّي بِكَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ مُعَرِّسًا بِبَعْضِ نِسَائِكَ قَالَ أَنَا وَارَأْسَاهُ ادْعِي لِي أَبَاكِ وَأَخَاكِ حَتَّى أَكْتُبَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ كِتَابًا فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَتَمَنَّى مُتَمَنٍّ وَيَقُولُ قَائِلٌ وَيَأْبَى اللهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَّا أَبَا بَكْرٍ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was approached by a woman who spoke to him about something. He instructed her to come back to him. She said, "O Messenger of Allah, what if I come back and I do not find you?" It seemed that she meant death. He said, "If you do not find me, then go to Abu Bakr and convey this statement of mine to him."  

أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ امْرَأَةٌ وَكَلَّمَتْهُ فِي شَيْءٍ فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ رَجَعْتُ فَلَمْ أَجِدْكَ؟ كَأَنَّهَا تَعْنِي الْمَوْتَ قَالَ إِنْ لَمْ تَجِدِينِي فَأْتِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِهِ عَنِ الشَّعْرَانِيِّ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Follow the example of those who came after me, Abu Bakr and Umar, and seek guidance from the guidance of Ammar. And hold tight to the covenant of Ibn Umm Abd.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْتَدُوا بِاللَّذَيْنِ مِنْ بَعْدِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَاهْتَدُوا بِهَدْيِ عَمَّارٍ وَتَمَسَّكُوا بِعَهْدِ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ  

[Machine] "Follow those who come after me, meaning Abu Bakr and Umar."  

اللهِ ﷺ اقْتَدُوا بِالَّلذَيْنِ مِنْ بَعْدِي يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ؓ  

[Machine] Narrator Abu Qatadah reported that when the Prophet ﷺ fell behind his companions during a journey, he asked them, "What do you see the people doing?" Then he said, "The people have lost their Prophet." Abu Bakr and Umar said, "O Prophet of Allah, if after you Abu Bakr and Umar survive, there was no need for anyone else to survive." The people said, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah is among you. If you follow Abu Bakr and Umar, you will be rightly guided."  

عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ حِينَ تَخَلَّفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فِي مَسِيرِهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا تَرَوْنَ النَّاسَ صَنَعُوا؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ فَقَدُوا نَبِيَّهُمْ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رَسُولُ اللهِ بَعْدَكُمْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُخَلِّفَكُمْ وَقَالَ النَّاسُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَإِنْ تُطِيعُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ تَرْشُدُوا  

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself standing at a well, on it there was a bucket. I drew water from the well as much as Allah wished. Then Ibn Abi Quhafa (i.e. Abu Bakr) took the bucket from me and brought out one or two buckets (of water) and there was weakness in his drawing the water. May Allah forgive his weakness for him. Then the bucket turned into a very big one and Ibn Al-Khattab took it over and I had never seen such a mighty person amongst the people as him in performing such hard work, till the people drank to their satisfaction and watered their camels that knelt down there." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3664)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ رَأَيْتُنِي عَلَى قَلِيبٍ عَلَيْهَا دَلْوٌ فَنَزَعْتُهُ فَنَزَعْتُ مِنْهَا مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَهَا ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ فَنَزَعَ مِنْهَا ذَنُوبًا أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ وَفِي نَزْعِهِ ضَعْفٌ وَاللهُ يَغْفِرُ لَهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَحَالَتْ غَرْبًا فَأَخَذَهَا ابْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَلَمْ أَرَ عَبْقَرِيًّا مِنَ النَّاسِ يَنْزِعُ نَزْعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ حَتَّى ضَرَبَ النَّاسُ بِعَطَنٍ  

about the Prophet's dream in which he has seen Abu Bakr and ʿUmar: The Prophet ﷺ said, "I saw (in a dream) that the people had gathered. Then Abu Bakr stood up and pulled out one or two buckets full of water (from a well) and there was weakness in his pulling -- may Allah forgive him. Then Ibn Al- Khattab stood up, and the bucket turned into a very large one and I have never seen any strong man among the people doing such a hard job. He pulled out so much water that the people (drank to their satisfaction) and watered their camels to their fill, (and then after quenching their thirst) they sat beside the water." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7020)   

رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ؓ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ اجْتَمَعُوا فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَنَزَعَ ذَنُوبًا أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ وَفِي نَزْعِهِ ضَعْفٌ وَاللهُ يَغْفِرُ لَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَاسْتَحَالَتْ غَرْبًا فَمَا رَأَيْتُ عَبْقَرِيًّا مِنَ النَّاسِ يَفْرِي فَرِيَّهُ حَتَّى ضَرَبَ النَّاسُ بِعَطَنٍ  

قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى رُؤْيَا الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَحْيٌ وَقَوْلُهُ وَفِي نَزْعِهِ ضَعْفٌ قِصَرُ مُدَّتِهِ وَعَجَلَةُ مَوْتِهِ وَشُغْلُهُ بِالْحَرْبِ لِأَهْلِ الرِّدَّةِ عَنِ الْافْتِتَاحِ وَالتَّزَيُّدِ الَّذِي بَلَغَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ فِي طُولِ مُدَّتِهِ  

[Machine] Abu Amr al-Bistami informed us that Abu Bakr al-Ismaili informed us that Abu Ya'la reported to us on the authority of Mus'ab al-Zubairi, who reported on the authority of al-Mughirah bin Abdul Rahman al-Hizami, who reported on the authority of Abdullah bin Sa'id bin Abi Hind, who reported on the authority of Nafi', who reported on the authority of Ibn Umar, that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , appointed Zaid bin Harithah in the battle of Mu'tah. The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "If Zaid is killed, then Ja'far, and if Ja'far is killed, then Abdullah bin Rawahah." Abdullah said, "I was with them in that battle, so we sought Ja'far and found him among the dead. We found about ninety-four wounds and injuries on his body."  

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْبِسْطَامِيُّ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيُّ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو يَعْلَى ثَنَا مُصْعَبٌ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ ثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحِزَامِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ قَالَ أَمَّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُؤْتَةَ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ ؓ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ قُتِلَ زَيْدٌ فَجَعْفَرٌ وَإِنْ قُتِلَ جَعْفَرٌ فَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ كُنْتُ مَعَهُمْ فِي تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةِ فَالْتَمَسْنَا جَعْفَرًا فَوَجَدْنَاهُ فِي الْقَتْلَى وَوَجَدْنَا فِيمَا أَقْبَلَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ بِضْعًا وَتِسْعِينَ بَيْنَ ضَرْبَةٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Zaid, Jafar, and Abdullah ibn Rawahah, and he entrusted the flag to Zaid, so they were all injured. Anas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ praised them to the people before the news reached him." He said, "Zaid took the flag and was injured, then Jafar took it and was injured, then Abdullah ibn Rawahah took it and was injured, then the flag was taken by Khalid ibn Walid with one of Allah's swords." He said, "So he started narrating to the people and his eyes were shedding tears."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ زَيْدًا وَجَعْفَرًا وَعَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ رَوَاحَةَ وَدَفَعَ الرَّايَةَ إِلَى زَيْدٍ فَأُصِيبُوا جَمِيعًا قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَنَعَاهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى النَّاسِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِيءَ الْخَبَرُ قَالَ أَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ زَيْدٌ فَأُصِيبَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ جَعْفَرٌ فَأُصِيبَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ فَأُصِيبَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ بَعْدُ سَيْفٌ مِنْ سُيُوفِ اللهِ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُ النَّاسَ وَعَيْنَاهُ تَذْرِفَانِ  

The Prophet ﷺ sent an army under the command of Usama bin Zaid. When some people criticized his leadership, the Prophet ﷺ said, "If you are criticizing Usama's leadership, you used to criticize his father's leadership before. By Allah! He was worthy of leadership and was one of the dearest persons to me, and (now) this (i.e. Usama) is one of the dearest to me after him (i.e. Zaid). (Using translation from Bukhārī 3730)   

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعْثًا وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ ؓ فَطَعَنَ النَّاسُ فِي إِمَارَتِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ تَطْعَنُوا فِي إِمَارَتِهِ فَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ تَطْعَنُونَ فِي إِمَارَةِ أَبِيهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَايْمُ اللهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَخَلِيقًا لِلْإِمَارَةِ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَبُوهُ لَمِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ وَإِنَّ هَذَا لَمِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ بَعْدَهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent him and Mu'adh to Yemen. He said to them, "Make things easy, not difficult. Give good tidings, not push people away."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَهُ وَمُعَاذًا إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا تَطَاوَعَا وَيَسِّرَا وَلَا تُعَسِّرَا وَبَشِّرَا وَلَا تُنَفِّرَا  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "If a Abyssinian slave is appointed over you, and he leads you with the Book of Allah, then listen to him and obey him."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيُّ مَا قَادَكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا  

"Qais bin Sa'd used to be, to the Prophet ﷺ, in the position of the head of police for a ruler." (One of the narrators) Al-Ansari said: "That is: Due to his affairs that he takes charge of." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3850)   

كَانَ قَيْسُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِمَنْزِلَةِ صَاحِبِ الشَّرْطِ مِنَ الْأَمِيرِ يَعْنِي يَنْظُرُ فِي أُمُورِهِ  

" 0 you who believe, obey Allah, His Apostle and those in authority from amongst You" (iv. 59) -was revealed in respect of 'Abdullah b. Hudhafa b. Qais b. Adi al-Sahmi who was despatched by the Prophet ﷺ as leader of a military campaign. The narrator said: He was informed of this fact by Ya'la b. Muslim who was informed by Sa'id b. Jubair who in turn was informed by Ibn Abbas. (Using translation from Muslim 1834)   

قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ} [النساء 59] فِي عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ حُذَافَةَ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ السَّهْمِيِّ بَعَثَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً أَخْبَرَنِيهِ يَعْلَى بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever obeys me has indeed obeyed Allah, and whoever disobeys me has indeed disobeyed Allah. Whoever obeys my commander has indeed obeyed me, and whoever disobeys my commander has indeed disobeyed me."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللهَ وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَقَدْ عَصَى اللهَ وَمَن أَطَاعَ أَمِيرِي فَقَدْ أَطَاعَنِي وَمَن عَصَى أَمِيرِي فَقَدْ عَصَانِي  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Upon you is to obey, whether you find it easy or difficult, whether you are happy or not, whether it is difficult or easy for you, and to obey despite any inconvenience caused to you."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ عَلَيْكَ بِالطَّاعَةِ فِي مَنْشَطِكَ وَمَكْرَهِكَ وَعُسْرِكَ وَيُسْرِكَ وَأَثَرَةً عَلَيْكَ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You should listen to and obey, your ruler even if he was an Ethiopian (black) slave whose head looks like a raisin." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7142)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا وَإِنِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيُّ كَأَنَّ رَأْسَهُ زَبِيبَةٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ advised me to listen and obey, even if it is from a slave who has his limbs cut off.  

أَوْصَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ أَسْمَعَ وَأُطِيعَ وَلَوْ لِعَبْدٍ مُجَدَّعِ الْأَطْرَافِ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Listening and obeying is upon the Muslim concerning what they love and hate as long as they are not commanded to disobey. But if they are commanded to disobey, then there is no listening or obeying."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ السَّمْعُ وَالطَّاعَةُ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ الْمُسْلِمِ فِيمَا أَحَبَّ وَكَرِهَ مَا لَمْ يُؤْمَرْ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ فَإِذَا أُمِرَ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ فَلَا سَمْعَ وَلَا طَاعَةَ  

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ sent out a military expedition and appointed a man in charge of them, commanding them to obey him. He kindled a fire for them and commanded them to enter it, so some people thought they should do it, while others said they had fled from the fire and refused. Then they came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and they told him about it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “If they had entered it, they would have remained in it until the Day of Resurrection, for there is no obedience in disobedience to Allah. Obedience is only in what is good.”  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَعَثَ سَرِيَّةً وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَجُلًا وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يُطِيعُوهُ فَأَجَّجَ لَهُمْ نَارًا وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَقْتَحِمُوا فَهَمَّ قَوْمٌ أَنْ يَفْعَلُوا وَقَالَ آخَرُونَ إِنَّمَا فَرَرْنَا مِنَ النَّارِ فَأَبَوْا ثُمَّ قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرُوا لَهُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ دَخَلُوهَا لَمْ يَزَالُوا فِيهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا طَاعَةَ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ إِنَّمَا الطَّاعَةُ فِي الْمَعْرُوفِ  

The people used to ask Messenger of Allah ﷺ about good, but I used to ask him about evil for fear that it might overtake me. Once I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! We were in ignorance and in evil and Allah has bestowed upon us the present good; will there by any evil after this good?" He said, "Yes." I asked, "Will there be good after that evil?" He said, "Yes, but it would be tained with Dakhan (i.e. Little evil)." I asked, "What will its Dakhan be?" He said, "There will be some people who will lead (people) according to principles other than my tradition. You will see their actions and disapprove of them." I said, "Will there by any evil after that good?" He said, "Yes, there will be some people who will invite others to the doors of Hell, and whoever accepts their invitation to it will be thrown in it (by them)." I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Describe those people to us." He said, "They will belong to us and speak our language" I asked, "What do you order me to do if such a thing should take place in my life?" He said, "Adhere to the group of Muslims and their Chief." I asked, "If there is neither a group (of Muslims) nor a chief (what shall I do)?" He said, "Keep away from all those different sects, even if you had to bite (i.e. eat) the root of a tree, till you meet Allah while you are still in that state." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3606)   

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنَ الْيَمَانِ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَكُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُدْرِكَنِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا فِي جَاهِلِيَّةٍ وَشَرٍّ فَجَاءَنَا اللهُ بِهَذَا الْخَيْرِ فَهَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الشَّرِّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَفِيهِ دَخَنٌ قُلْتُ وَمَا دَخَنُهُ؟ قَالَ قَوْمٌ يَهْدُونَ بِغَيْرِ هَدْيِي تَعْرِفُ مِنْهُمْ وَتُنْكِرُ قُلْتُ هَلْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ دُعَاةٌ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ جَهَنَّمَ مَنْ أَجَابَهُمْ إِلَيْهِا قَذَفُوهُ فِيهَا قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صِفْهُمْ لَنَا قَالَ هُمْ مِنْ جِلْدَتِنَا وَيَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِأَلْسِنَتِنَا قُلْتُ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي إِنْ أَدْرَكَنِي ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ تَلْزَمُ جَمَاعَةَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِمَامَهُمْ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ جَمَاعَةٌ وَلَا إِمَامٌ؟ قَالَ فَاعْتَزِلْ تِلْكَ الْفِرَقَ كُلَّهَا وَلَوْ أَنْ تَعَضَّ بِأَصْلِ شَجَرَةٍ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَكَ الْمَوْتُ وَأَنْتَ كَذَلِكَ قَالَ أَبُو عَمَّارٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ صِفْهُمْ لَنَا قَالَ هُمْ مِنْ كَذَا وَيَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِأَلْسِنَتِنَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ  

One who defected from obedience (to the Amir) and separated from the main body of the Muslims - if he died in that state-would die the death of one belonging to the days of Jahiliyya (i.e. would not die as a Muslim). One who fights under the banner of a people who are blind (to the cause for which they are fighting, i.e. do not know whether their cause is just or otherwise), who gets flared up with family pride, calls (people) to fight for their family honour, and supports his kith and kin (i.e. fights not for the cause of Allah but for the sake of this family or tribe) - if he is killed (in this fight), he dies as one belonging to the days of Jahiliyya. Whoso attacks my Ummah (indiscriminately) killing the righteous and the wicked of them, sparing not (even) those staunch in faith and fulfilling not his promise made with those who have been given a pledge of security - he has nothing to do with me and I have nothing to do with him. (Using translation from Muslim 1848a)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الطَّاعَةِ وَفَارَقَ الْجَمَاعَةَ فَمَاتَ مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً وَمَنْ قَاتَلَ تَحْتَ رَايَةٍ عِمِّيَّةٍ يَغْضَبُ لِلْعَصَبِيَّةِ أَوْ يَدْعُو إِلَى عَصَبِيَّةٍ أَوْ يَنْصُرُ عَصَبِيَّةً فَقُتِلَ فَقِتْلَةٌ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ وَمَنْ خَرَجَ عَلَى أُمَّتِي يَضْرِبُ بَرَّهَا وَفَاجِرَهَا لَا يَتَحَاشَى مِنْ مُؤْمِنِهَا وَلَا يَفِي لِذِي عَهْدِهَا فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَلَسْتُ مِنْهُ  

[Machine] "I have not come to sit with you, but I have come to inform you of a hadith that I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . I heard him say, 'Whoever removes his hand from obedience (to the ruler), he will meet Allah on the Day of Judgment with no proof for him. And whoever dies without a pledge of allegiance on his neck, he dies the death of ignorance.'"  

إِنِّي لَمْ أَجِئْكَ لِأَجْلِسَ إِنَّمَا جِئْتُكَ لِأُحَدِّثَكَ بِحَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ مَنْ خَلَعَ يَدًا مِنْ طَاعَةٍ لَقِيَ اللهَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَا حُجَّةَ لَهُ وَمَنْ مَاتَ وَلَيْسَ فِي عُنُقِهِ بَيْعَةٌ مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed them, saying, "I command you with five things that Allah has commanded me with: the congregational prayer, listening, obeying, migration, and jihad in the cause of Allah. Whoever separates himself from the congregation by the span of a hand has removed the bond of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls to an ignorant way, then he is from the dwellers of Hell." A man said, "O Messenger of Allah, even if he observes fasts and performs prayers?" He said, "Yes, even if he observes fasts and performs prayers. So, invoke with the supplication of Allah that He has given you the name Muslim believers, worshippers of Allah."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ وَأَنَا آمُرُكُمْ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَمَرَنِي اللهُ ﷻ بِهِنَّ الْجَمَاعَةُ وَالسَّمْعُ وَالطَّاعَةُ وَالْهِجْرَةُ وَالْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَمَن خَرَجَ مِنَ الْجَمَاعَةِ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ فَقَدْ خَلَعَ رِبْقَةَ الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يُرَاجِعَ وَمَنْ دَعَا دَعْوَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ جُثَا جَهَنَّمَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَإِنْ صَامَ وَصَلَّى؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنْ صَامَ وَصَلَّى فَادْعُوا بِدَعْوَةِ اللهِ الَّذِي سَمَّاكُمْ بِهَا الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَبَّادَ اللهِ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: He who separates from the community within a span takes off the noose of Islam from his neck. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4758)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ فَارَقَ الْجَمَاعَةَ شِبْرًا فَقَدْ خَلَعَ رِبْقَةَ الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ عُنُقِهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "There will be occurrences and matters that you will disapprove of." They said, "So what should the one who witnesses that do, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Fulfill your obligations and ask Allah, the One for whom you have mentioned the narration, to guide you and grant you the ability to understand it, as it was narrated in the authentic way from different angles by Al-A'mash."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ أَثَرَةٌ وَأُمُورٌ تُنْكِرُونَهَا قَالُوا فَمَا يَصْنَعُ مَنْ أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ أَدُّوا الْحَقَّ الَّذِي عَلَيْكُمْ وَاسْأَلُوا اللهَ الَّذِي لَكُمْ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ يَعْلَى أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ أَوْجُهٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ : "Whoever sees something from his leader that he dislikes, let him be patient, for there is no one who separates from the group even by a hand's width and dies except that he dies the death of ignorance."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ رَأَى مِنْ أَمِيرِهِ شَيْئًا يَكْرَهُهُ فَلْيَصْبِرْ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يُفَارِقُ الْجَمَاعَةَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ فَيَمُوتُ إِلَّا مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً  

Messenger of Allah, no doubt, we had an evil time (i. e. the days of Jahiliyya or ignorance) and God brought us a good time (i. e. Islamic period) through which we are now living Will there be a bad time after this good time? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. I said: Will there be a good time after this bad time? He said: Yes. I said: Will there be a bad time after good time? He said: Yes. I said: How? Whereupon he said: There will be leaders who will not be led by my guidance and who will not adopt my ways? There will be among them men who will have the hearts of devils in the bodies of human beings. I said: What should I do. Messenger of Allah, if I (happen) to live in that time? He replied: You will listen to the Amir and carry out his orders; even if your back is flogged and your wealth is snatched, you should listen and obey. (Using translation from Muslim 1847b)   

قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا بِشَرٍّ فَجَاءَ اللهُ بِخَيْرٍ فَنَحْنُ فِيهِ فَهَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ وَهَلْ وَرَاءَ هَذَا الشَّرِّ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ فَهَلْ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ؟ قَالَ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي أَئِمَّةٌ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ بِهُدَايَ وَلَا يَسْتَنُّونَ بِسُنَّتِي وَسَيَقُومُ فِيهِمْ رِجَالٌ قُلُوبُهُمْ قُلُوبُ الشَّيَاطِينِ فِي جُثْمَانِ أَنَسٍ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ أَدْرَكْتُ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ تَسْمَعُ وَتُطِيعُ لِلْأَمِيرِ وَإِنْ ضَرَبَ ظَهْرَكَ وَأَخَذَ مَالَكَ فَاسْمَعْ وَأَطِعْ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There will be caliphs after me who will do what they know and act upon what they are commanded. Then, there will be caliphs after them who will do what they do not know and act upon what they are not commanded. So, whoever disagrees with them will be innocent, and whoever obeys them will be safe. But whoever is satisfied and follows (their ways) will be rewarded." And Abu Abdullah informed us that Abu al-Abbas narrated to us that Muhammad ibn Awf narrated to us that Abu al-Mughirah narrated to us that al-Awza'i narrated from az-Zuhri from Abu Salamah from Abu Huraira who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, and he mentioned this hadith.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَيَكُونُ بَعْدِي خُلَفَاءُ يَعْمَلُونَ بِمَا يَعْلَمُونَ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ وَسَيَكُونُ بَعْدَهُمْ خُلَفَاءُ يَعْمَلُونَ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا لَا يُؤْمَرُونَ فَمَنْ أَنْكَرَ عَلَيْهِمْ بَرِئٌ وَمَنْ أَمْسَكَ يَدَهُ سَلِمَ وَلَكِنْ مَنْ رَضِيَ وَتَابَعَ 16619 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ ثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَوْفٍ ثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ ثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, there will be leaders among you whom you will recognize and reject. Whoever rejects them with his tongue, he has acquitted himself (of blame). But whoever hates them in his heart, he has submitted (and accepted). However, whoever is pleased and follows them... It was said, 'O Messenger of Allah, should we not kill them?' He said, 'No, as long as they pray.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَئِمَّةٌ تَعْرِفُونَ مِنْهُمْ وَتُنْكِرُونَ فَمَنْ أَنْكَرَ قَالَ هِشَامٌ بِلِسَانِهِ فَقَدْ بَرِئَ وَمَنْ كَرِهَ بِقَلْبِهِ فَقَدْ سَلِمَ لَكِنْ مَنْ رَضِيَ وَتَابَعَ قَالَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفَلَا نَقْتُلُهُمْ؟ قَالَ لَا مَا صَلُّوا  

The best of your rulers are those whom you love and who love you, upon whom you invoke God's blessings and who invoke His blessing upon you. And the worst of your rulers are those whom you hate and who hate you, who curse you and whom you curse. (Those present) said: Shouldn't we overthrow them at this? He said: No, as long as they establish prayer among you. No, as long as they establish prayer among you. Mind you! One who has a governor appointed over him and he finds that the governor indulges in an act of disobedience to God, he should condemn the governor's act, in disobedience to God, but should not withdraw himself from his obedience. Ibn Jabir said: Ruzaiq narrated to me this hadith. I asked him: Abu Miqdam, have you heard it from Muslim b. Qaraza or did he describe it to you and he heard it from 'Auf (b. Malik) and he transmitted this tradition of Messenger of Allah ﷺ? Upon this Ruzaiq sat upon his knees and facing the Qibla said: By Allah, besides Whom there is no other God, I heard it from Muslim b. Qaraza and he said that te had heard it from Auf (b. Malik) and he said that he had heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. (Using translation from Muslim 1855b)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ خِيَارُ أَئِمَّتِكُمُ الَّذِينَ تُحِبُّونَهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَكُمْ وَتُصَلُّونَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيُصَلُّونَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَشِرَارُ أَئِمَّتِكُمُ الَّذِينَ تُبْغِضُونَهُمْ وَيُبْغِضُونَكُمْ وَتَلْعَنُونَهُمْ وَيَلْعَنُونَكُمْ قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفَلَا نُنَابِذُهُمْ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ لَا مَا أَقَامُوا فِيكُمُ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا مَنْ وَلِيَ عَلَيْهِ وَالٍ فَرَآهُ يَأْتِي شَيْئًا مِنْ مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ فَلْيَكْرَهْ مَا يَأْتِي مِنْ مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ وَلَا تَنْتَزِعَنَّ يَدًا مِنْ طَاعَةٍ قَالَ ابْنُ جَابِرٍ فَقُلْتُ لِرُزَيْقٍ حِينَ حَدَّثَنِي بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ آللَّهِ يَا أَبَا الْمِقْدَامِ لَحَدَّثَكَ بِهَذَا أَوْ لَسَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ قَرَظَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَوْفَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ؟ قَالَ فَجَثَا عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَقَالَ أَيْ وَاللهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَسَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ قَرَظَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَوْفَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] Yazeed bin Salamah Al-Ju'fi asked the Prophet ﷺ, "O Messenger of Allah, if rulers come to us who demand their rights from us and deny us our rights, what should we do?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned away from him. Then he asked him again, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned away from him again. Then he asked him for a third time and the Prophet ﷺ said, "Listen and obey, for they will be held accountable for what they are burdened with, and you will be held accountable for what you are burdened with." Abu Abdullah Al-Haafiz narrated to us that Abu Al-Fadl bin Ibrahim informed him, who reported from Ahmad bin Salamah, who reported from Muhammad bin Bashar, who reported from Muhammad bin Jafar, who reported from Shu'bah, who mentioned it with this chain of narration, except that Salamah bin Yazeed Al-Ju'fi said, and then he asked him for a second or third time, and Ash'ath bin Qays pulled him.  

سَأَلَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْجُعْفِيُّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ قَامَتْ عَلَيْنَا أُمَرَاءُ يَسْأَلُونَنَا حَقَّهُمْ وَيَمْنَعُونَا حَقَّنَا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ قَالَ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ اسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَا حُمِّلُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ مَا حُمِّلْتُمْ 16625 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو الْفَضْلِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثَنَا شُعْبَةُ فَذَكَرَهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَلَمَةُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْجُعْفِيُّ وَقَالَ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ أَوْ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ فَجَذَبَهُ الْأَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Obey your rulers as long as they command you with what I have conveyed to you, for they will be rewarded for it and you will be rewarded for obeying them. But if they command you with something that I have not commanded you, then it is upon them and you will be free of blame. This is because when you meet Allah, you will say, 'Our Lord, there was no oppression.' And He will say, 'There was no oppression.' And then you will say, 'Our Lord, you sent to us messengers and we obeyed them by Your permission. And You appointed successors over us and we obeyed them by Your permission. And You commanded us to obey our rulers and we obeyed them.' He will say, 'You have spoken the truth, it is upon them and you are free of blame.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَطِيعُوا أُمَرَاءَكُمْ مَا كَانَ فَإِنْ أَمَرُوكُمْ بِمَا حَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِهِ فَإِنَّهُمْ يُؤْجَرُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَتُؤْجَرُونَ بِطَاعَتِكُمْ وَإِنْ أَمَرُوكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِمَّا لَمْ آمُرُكُمْ بِهِ فَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَنْتُمْ مِنْهُ بُرْءًا ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّكُمْ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ اللهَ قُلْتُمْ رَبَّنَا لَا ظُلْمَ فَيَقُولُ لَا ظُلْمَ فَتَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْنَا رُسُلًا فَأَطَعْنَاهُمْ بِإِذْنِكَ وَاسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَيْنَا خُلَفَاءَ فَأَطَعْنَاهُمْ بِإِذْنِكَ وَأَمَّرْتَ عَلَيْنَا أُمَرَاءَ فَأَطَعْنَاهُمْ قَالَ فَيَقُولُ صَدَقْتُمْ هُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَنْتُمْ مِنْهُ بُرْءًا  

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, you have employed so-and-so and have not employed me." He ﷺ replied, "Verily, you will see my traces after me, so be patient until you meet me at the Hawd (the pool in Paradise)." The words of the Hadith of Bashir bin 'Umar.  

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اسْتَعْمَلْتَ فُلَانًا وَلَمْ تَسْتَعْمِلْنِي فَقَالَ إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ بِشْرِ بْنِ عُمَرَ  

[Machine] About Ibrahim Ibn Abdul-A'la, he mentioned him in its meaning and added at the end, "And do not separate from the group," and he did not mention Mansur in its chain of narration, and this is more correct. And the mention of Mansur in it is a mistake, and Allah knows best.  

عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى فَذَكَرَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ زَادَ فِي آخِرِهِ وَلَا تُفَارِقِ الْجَمَاعَةَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ مَنْصُورًا وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ وَذِكْرُ مَنْصُورٍ فِيهِ وَهْمٌ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: "Indeed, Allah began this matter with prophethood and mercy, and it will continue as a caliphate, mercy, kingdom, authority, coercion, and corruption in the Ummah. They will permit sexual immorality, alcohol, and silk, and they will be supported in that. They will be provided for indefinitely until they meet Allah."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ بَدَأَ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ نُبُوَّةً وَرَحْمَةً وَكَائِنًا خِلَافَةً وَرَحْمَةٍ وَكَائِنًا مُلْكًا عَضُوضًا وَكَائِنًا عُتُوَّةً وَجَبْرِيَّةً وَفَسَادًا فِي الْأُمَّةِ يَسْتَحِلُّونَ الْفُرُوجَ وَالْخُمُورَ وَالْحَرِيرَ وَيُنْصَرُونَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَيُرْزَقُونَ أَبَدًا حَتَّى يَلْقَوُا اللهَ ﷻ  

[Machine] Indeed, we have pledged allegiance to this man for the sake of Allah and His Messenger. And verily, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Indeed, the treacherous person will have a flag raised for him on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said: 'This is the treachery of so-and-so.' And indeed, one of the greatest forms of treachery after associating partners with Allah is for a person to pledge allegiance to another person for the sake of Allah and His Messenger, and then he breaks his allegiance. And neither should any of you fight with others to gain power nor should one of you envy others in this matter, for it will lead to division between me and him."  

إِنَّا بَايَعْنَا هَذَا الرَّجُلَ عَلَى بَيْعَةِ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْغَادِرَ يُنْصَبُ لَهُ لِوَاءٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيُقَالُ هَذِهِ غَدْرَةُ فُلَانٍ وَإِنَّ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الْغَدْرِ بَعْدَ الْإِشْرَاكِ بِاللهِ أَنْ يُبَايِعَ رَجُلٌ رَجُلًا عَلَى بَيْعِ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ يَنْكُثُ بَيْعَتَهُ وَلَا يَخْلَعَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ يَزِيدَ وَلَا يَشْرُفَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ فَيَكُونَ صَيْلَمًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ  

أَتَرَوْنَ هَذَا أَرَادَ؟ إِنَّ دِينِي إِذًا عِنْدِي لَرَخِيصٌ زَادَ فِيهِ غَيْرُهُ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ مُعَاوِيَةُ وَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ عَلَى يَزِيدَ بَايَعَهُ  

When the people of Medina dethroned Yazid bin Muawiya, Ibn ʿUmar gathered his special friends and children and said, "I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, 'A flag will be fixed for every betrayer on the Day of Resurrection,' and we have given the oath of allegiance to this person (Yazid) in accordance with the conditions enjoined by Allah and His Apostle and I do not know of anything more faithless than fighting a person who has been given the oath of allegiance in accordance with the conditions enjoined by Allah and His Apostle , and if ever I learn that any person among you has agreed to dethrone Yazid, by giving the oath of allegiance (to somebody else) then there will be separation between him and me." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7111)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ يُنْصَبُ لِكُلِّ غَادِرٍ لِوَاءٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ زَادَ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ قَالَ وَإِنَّا قَدْ بَايَعْنَا هَذَا الرَّجُلَ عَلَى بَيْعَةِ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَإِنِّي لَا أَعْلَمُ غَدْرًا أَعْظَمَ مِنْ أَنْ تُبَايِعَ رَجُلًا عَلَى بَيْعَةِ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ تَنْصِبَ لَهُ الْقِتَالَ إِنِّي لَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا مِنْكُمْ خَلَعَ وَلَا بَايَعَ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ إِلَّا كَانَتِ الْفَيْصَلَ فِيمَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ  

[Machine] "From the Prophet ﷺ , he said: For every betrayer, there will be a banner on the Day of Judgment. One of them will be raised and the other will be exposed, and on the Day of Judgment, he will be identified by it."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لِكُلِّ غَادِرٍ لِوَاءٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا يُنْصَبُ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ يُرَى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يُعْرَفُ بِهِ  

On the Day of Judgment there will be a flag for every person guilty of the breach of faith. It will be raised in proportion to the extent of his guilt; and there is no guilt of treachery more serious than the one committed by the ruler of men. (Using translation from Muslim 1738b)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِكُلِّ غَادِرٍ لِوَاءٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يُرْفَعُ لَهُ بِقَدْرِ غَدْرَتِهِ أَلَا وَلَا غَادِرَ أَعْظَمَ غَدْرًا مِنْ أَمِيرِ عَامَّةٍ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There are three persons whom Allah will not look at on the Day of Resurrection, nor will he purify them and theirs shall be a severe punishment. They are: -1. A man possessed superfluous water, on a way and he withheld it from travelers. -2. A man who gave a pledge of allegiance to a ruler and he gave it only for worldly benefits. If the ruler gives him something he gets satisfied, and if the ruler withholds something from him, he gets dissatisfied. -3. And man displayed his goods for sale after the ʿAsr prayer and he said, 'By Allah, except Whom None has the right to be worshipped, I have been given so much for my goods,' and somebody believes him (and buys them). The Prophet ﷺ then recited: "Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths." (3.77) (Using translation from Bukhārī 2358)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا يَنْظُرُ اللهُ إِلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ رَجُلٌ كَانَ لَهُ فَضْلُ مَاءٍ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَمَنَعَهُ مِنِ ابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَرَجُلٌ بَايَعَ إِمَامًا لَا يُبَايِعُهُ إِلَّا لِلدُّنْيَا فَإِنْ أَعْطَاهُ مِنْهَا رَضِيَ وَإِنْ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ مِنْهَا سَخِطَ وَرَجُلٌ أَقَامَ سِلْعَةً بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتُ بِهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا فَصَدَّقَهُ الرَّجُلُ وَاشْتَرَاهَا مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا} [آل عمران 77] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ  

[Machine] "From the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , that he said: 'Indeed you all are shepherds, and each of you is responsible for his flock. The ruler is a shepherd over the people and he is responsible for his flock. And the man is a shepherd over his household and he is responsible for his flock. And the woman is a shepherd over her husband's house and his children, and she is responsible for her flock. And the servant is a shepherd over his master's wealth, and he is responsible for his flock. Indeed, all of you are shepherds, and each of you is responsible for his flock.'"  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَلَا كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ فَالْأَمِيرُ رَاعٍ عَنِ النَّاسِ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ وَالرَّجُلُ رَاعٍ عَلَى أَهْل بَيْتِهِ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ وَامْرَأَةُ الرَّجُلِ رَاعِيَةٌ عَلَى بَيْتِ بَعْلِهَا وَوَلَدِهِ وَهِيَ مَسْئُولَةٌ عَنْ بَعْلِهَا وَرَعِيَّتِهَا وَالْعَبْدُ رَاعٍ عَلَى مَالِ سَيِّدِهِ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ أَلَا وَكُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ  

[Machine] The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said, "There is no leader who is in charge of a group of people, and he does not take care of them and advise them, except that he will not enter Paradise with them." This is the wording of the hadith of Abu Salih.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا مِنْ أَمِيرٍ اسْتَرْعَى رَعِيَّةً لَمْ يَحْتَطْ لَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَنْصَحْ لَهُمْ إِلَّا لَمْ يَدْخُلْ مَعَهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "There is no man who is responsible for a group of people, and he dies while he is deceiving his subjects, except that Allah will forbid him from entering Paradise."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَسْتَرْعِي رَعِيَّةً يَمُوتُ حِينَ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ غَاشٌّ لِرَعِيَّتِهِ إِلَّا حَرَّمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ  

O my son, I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: The worst of guardians is the cruel ruler. Beware of being one of them. Ubaidullah said (to him out of arrogance): Sit you down. You are from the chaff of the Companions of Muhammad ﷺ. A'idh said: Was there worthless chaff among them? Such worthless chaff appeared after them and among other people. (Using translation from Muslim 1830)   

أَنَّ عَائِذَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَى عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ شَرَّ الرِّعَاءِ الْحُطَمَةُ فَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ اجْلِسْ فَإِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنْ نُخَالَةِ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَقَالَ وَهَلْ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ نُخَالَةٌ إِنَّمَا كَانَتِ النَّخْلَةُ بَعْدَهُمْ وَفِي غَيْرِهِمْ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There are three types of people whom Allah will not speak to on the Day of Judgment, nor will He purify them, and they will have a painful punishment: a elderly person who commits adultery, a lying ruler, and a proud insolent person."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ شَيْخٌ يَزْنِي وَمَلِكٌ كَذَّابٌ وَعَائِلٌ مُسْتَكْبِرٌ  

[Machine] "From the Prophet ﷺ, he said: Whoever does not show mercy to people, Allah will not show mercy to him."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمِ النَّاسَ لَا يَرْحَمْهُ اللهُ