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[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has betrayed Allah, His Prophet, and all Muslims whoever employs a worker from among the Muslims while he knows that there are others who are more deserving of that and is also more knowledgeable of the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet."  

البيهقي:٢٠٣٦٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ ثنا أَبِي ثنا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عنِ ابنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ عَنْ

رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَنِ اسْتَعْمَلَ عَامِلًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ فِيهِمْ أَوْلَى بِذَلِكَ مِنْهُ وَأَعْلَمُ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ وَسُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ فَقَدْ خَانَ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَجَمِيعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ  

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suyuti:20483a –
Translation not available.

  

السيوطي:٢٠٤٨٣a –

"مَنِ اسْتَعْمَلَ عامِلًا مِنَ المُسْلِمِينَ وهُو يعْلَمُ أَنَّ فِيهِمْ أَوْلَى بِذَلِكَ مِنْهُ، وأَعْلَم بِكِتاب الله وَسُنَّةِ نَبيِّهِ، فَقَدْ خَانَ الله ورسُولَهُ وجَمِيع الْمُسْلِمِينَ".  

[ق] البيهقى في السنن عن ابن عباس