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hakim:6030Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Ḥāfiẓ > ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Hilālī > Muʿallá b. Asad > Wuhayb > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUthmān b. Khuthaym > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Sābiṭ > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah, "O Ka'b ibn Ujrah, I seek refuge with Allah for you from the governance of fools." Ka'b asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the governance of fools?" He said, "It is to have rulers who will come after me, those who will enter upon them and believe their lies, and assist them in their oppression. They are not from me, and I am not from them, and they will not meet me by the Pool." Adh-Dhahabi remained silent about it in the summary.  

الحاكم:٦٠٣٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْحَافِظُ ثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْهِلَالِيُّ ثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ ثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَابِطٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِكَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ «يَا كَعْبُ بْنُ عُجْرَةَ إِنِّي أُعِيذُكَ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ إِمَارَةِ السُّفَهَاءِ» قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا إِمَارَةُ السُّفَهَاءِ؟ قَالَ «أُمَرَاءُ يَكُونُونَ مِنْ بَعْدِي مَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَصَدَّقَهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ وَأَعَانَهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَلَسْتُ مِنْهُ وَلَنْ يَرِدَ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  


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Collected by Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, Suyūṭī

ذِكْرُ تَعَوِّذِ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ مِنْ إِمَارَةِ السُّفَهَاءِ

ibnhibban:4514ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad al-Azdī > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Ibn Khuthaym > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Sābiṭ > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah: 'O Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah, may Allah protect us from the rule of the foolish.' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what is the rule of the foolish?' He said, 'Rulers who come after me without following my guidance and without following my tradition. Those who believe their lies and help them in their oppression are not from me, nor am I from them. They will not drink from my basin. But those who do not believe their lies and do not help them in their oppression are from me, and I am from them. They will drink from my basin.' O Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah, fasting is a shield, charity extinguishes sin, and prayer is evidence or a sacrifice. O Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah, people are travelers, some selling themselves and freeing themselves, and some ruining themselves by selling [their religion]."  

ابن حبّان:٤٥١٤أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ ابْنِ خُثَيْمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَابِطٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِكَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ «يَا كَعْبَ بْنَ عُجْرَةَ أَعَاذَنَا اللَّهُ مِنْ إِمَارَةِ السُّفَهَاءِ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا إِمَارَةُ السُّفَهَاءِ؟ قَالَ «أُمَرَاءُ يَكُونُونَ بَعْدِي لَا يَهْتَدُونَ بِهَدْيِي وَلَا يَسْتَنُّونَ بِسُنَّتِي فَمَنْ صَدَّقَهُمْ بِكِذْبِهِمْ وَأَعَانَهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَأُولَئِكَ لَيْسُوا مِنِّي وَلَسْتُ مِنْهُمْ وَلَا يَرِدُوا عَلَيَّ حَوْضِي وَمَنْ لَمْ يُصَدِّقْهُمْ بِكِذْبِهِمْ وَلَمْ يُعِنْهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَهُمْ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُمْ وَسَيَرِدُونَ عَلَيَّ حَوْضِي يَا كَعْبَ بْنَ عُجْرَةَ الصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ وَالصَّدَقَةُ تُطْفِئُ الْخَطِيئَةَ وَالصَّلَاةُ بُرْهَانٌ أَوْ قَالَ » قُرْبَانٌ يَا كَعْبَ بْنَ عُجْرَةَ النَّاسُ غَادِيَانِ فَمُبْتَاعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُعْتِقُهَا وَبَائِعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُوبِقُهَا «  

tabarani:16420aal-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlawayh al-Qaṭṭān > Ismāʿīl b. ʿĪsá al-ʿAṭṭār > Ṭāhir b. Ḥammād > Sufyān > Khālid > al-Shaʿbī > Kaʿb b. ʿUjrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us when we were seven on cushions and said, "O Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah, I seek refuge in Allah from the leadership of fools." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the leadership of fools?" He said, "Leaders who will come after me, whoever comes to them and believes in their lies and supports them in their oppression, he is not from me and I am not from him, and he will not come to the Pond. And whoever does not come to them and does not believe in their lies and does not support them in their oppression, he is from me and I am from him, and he will come to the Pond."  

الطبراني:١٦٤٢٠aحَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلَوَيْهِ الْقَطَّانُ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْعَطَّارُ ثنا طَاهِرُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَة قَالَ

خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ سَبْعَةٌ عَلَى وِسَادَةٍ فَقَالَ «يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ عُجْرَةَ أُعِيذُكَ بِاللهِ مِنْ إِمَارَةِ السُّفَهَاءِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا إِمَارَةُ السُّفَهَاءِ؟ قَالَ «أُمَرَاءُ يَكُونُونَ مِنْ بَعْدِي فَمَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَصَدَّقَهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ وَأَعَانَهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَلَسْتُ مِنْهُ وَلَنْ يَرِدَ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِهِمْ وَلَمْ يُصَدِّقْهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ وَلَمْ يُعِنْهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَهُوَ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُ وَسَيَرِدُ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ»  

tabarani:16420bal-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlawayh al-Qaṭṭān > Ismāʿīl b. ʿĪsá al-ʿAṭṭār > Ṭāhir b. Ḥammād > Sufyān > Khālid > al-Shaʿbī > Kaʿb b. ʿUjrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us while we were seven on cushions and said, "O Ka'b bin 'Ujrah, I seek refuge for you in Allah from the rule of fools." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the rule of fools?" He said, "Rulers who will come after me, whoever goes to them and believes in their lies and helps them in their wrongdoing, he is not from me and I am not from him, and he will not come to the Pond (in Paradise). But whoever does not go to them, does not believe in their lies, and does not help them in their wrongdoing, he is from me and I am from him, and he will come to the Pond."  

الطبراني:١٦٤٢٠bحَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلَوَيْهِ الْقَطَّانُ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْعَطَّارُ ثنا طَاهِرُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَة قَالَ

خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ سَبْعَةٌ عَلَى وِسَادَةٍ فَقَالَ «يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ عُجْرَةَ أُعِيذُكَ بِاللهِ مِنْ إِمَارَةِ السُّفَهَاءِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا إِمَارَةُ السُّفَهَاءِ؟ قَالَ «أُمَرَاءُ يَكُونُونَ مِنْ بَعْدِي فَمَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَصَدَّقَهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ وَأَعَانَهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَلَسْتُ مِنْهُ وَلَنْ يَرِدَ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِهِمْ وَلَمْ يُصَدِّقْهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ وَلَمْ يُعِنْهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَهُوَ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُ وَسَيَرِدُ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ»  

tabarani:16420cal-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlawayh al-Qaṭṭān > Ismāʿīl b. ʿĪsá al-ʿAṭṭār > Ṭāhir b. Ḥammād > Sufyān > Khālid > al-Shaʿbī > Kaʿb b. ʿUjrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , came out to us, while we were seven people sitting on cushions. He said, "O Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah, I seek refuge for you in Allah from the leadership of the foolish." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the leadership of the foolish?" He said, "They are rulers who will come after me, and whoever enters their presence and believes in their lies and supports them in their injustice, he is not from me and I am not from him, and he will not come to the Hawd (a reservoir in Paradise where the Prophet will give his companions water to drink). But whoever does not go to them and does not believe in their lies and does not support them in their injustice, then he is from me and I am from him, and he will come to the Hawd."  

الطبراني:١٦٤٢٠cحَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلَوَيْهِ الْقَطَّانُ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْعَطَّارُ ثنا طَاهِرُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَة قَالَ

خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ سَبْعَةٌ عَلَى وِسَادَةٍ فَقَالَ «يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ عُجْرَةَ أُعِيذُكَ بِاللهِ مِنْ إِمَارَةِ السُّفَهَاءِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا إِمَارَةُ السُّفَهَاءِ؟ قَالَ «أُمَرَاءُ يَكُونُونَ مِنْ بَعْدِي فَمَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَصَدَّقَهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ وَأَعَانَهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَلَسْتُ مِنْهُ وَلَنْ يَرِدَ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِهِمْ وَلَمْ يُصَدِّقْهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ وَلَمْ يُعِنْهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَهُوَ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُ وَسَيَرِدُ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ»  

الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْبَصْرِيُّ، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ

tabarani:16469Aḥmad b. Sulaymān b. Yūsuf al-ʿUqaylī al-Aṣbahānī from my father > al-Nuʿmān b. ʿAbd al-Salām > Abū Salamah al-Sirāj > Maṭar al-Warrāq > al-Ḥasan > Kaʿb b. ʿUjrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "O Ka'ab bin 'Ujrah, may Allah protect you from the rulers who come after me, whoever enters upon them and believes in their lies, and supports them in their injustice, is not from me and I am not from him, and he will not come to the pond (in Paradise)."  

الطبراني:١٦٤٦٩حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يُوسُفَ الْعُقَيْلِيُّ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثنا النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ ثنا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ السِّرَاجُ عَنْ مَطَرٍ الْوَرَّاقِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَة قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ عُجْرَةَ أَعَاذَكَ اللهُ مِنْ أُمَرَاءَ يَكُونُونَ بَعْدِي مَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَصَدَّقَهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ وَأَعَانَهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَلَسْتُ مِنْهُ وَلَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ»  

suyuti:536-5bSaʿd b. Sḥāq b. Kaʿb b. ʿAjrh from his father from his grandfather
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السيوطي:٥٣٦-٥b

"عَنْ سَعْدِ بنِ إسْحَاقَ بْنِ كَعْبِ بنِ عَجْرةَ، عَنْ أَبِيه عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ: قَالَ رسولُ الله ﷺ يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ عَجْرَةَ! أُعِيذُكَ بِالله مِن إِمَارَة السُّفَهَاءِ، قُلْتُ: يَا رسُولَ الله! ومَا إِمَارَةُ السُّفهاءِ؟ قَالَ: يُوشِكُ أَنْ تَكُونَ أمراء إِنْ حَدَّثُوا كَذَبُوا، وإِنْ عَمِلُوا أقالوا فَمَنْ جَاءَهُمْ فَصَدَّقَهُم بِكَذِبِهِم وَأَعَانَهُم عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّى وَلَسْتُ مِنْهُ، ولَا يَرِد عَلِى حَوْضِى غَدًا، وَمَنْ لم يَأتِهم وَلَم يُصَدَّقْهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ، وَلمْ يُعِنْهُم عَلَى ظُلْمِهِم، فَهُو مِنَّى وَأَنَا مِنْهُ، وَهُوَ يَرِدُ عَلَى حَوْضِى غَدًا".  

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