"سَتكُونُ بعْدِى أَثَرةٌ وأُمورٌ، تُنْكِرُونَها، قالوا: يا رسُول اللهِ فَما تَأمُرُنَا؟ قَالْ تُؤَدُّونَ الحقَّ الَّذِى عليكم، وتَسْأَلُونَ اللهَ الذي لَكُمْ".
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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, SuyūṭīPatiently give the rights due upon you and ask Allah for yours regardless of the condition
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Soon others will be preferred to you, and there will be things which you will not like." The companions of the Prophet ﷺ asked, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What do you order us to do (in this case)? " He said, "(I order you) to give the rights that are on you and to ask your rights from Allah."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «سَتَكُونُ أَثَرَةٌ وَأُمُورٌ تُنْكِرُونَهَا۔» قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ قَالَ: «تُؤَدُّونَ الْحَقَّ الَّذِي عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَسْأَلُونَ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَكُمْ۔»
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to us, "You will see after me, selfishness (on the part of other people) and other matters that you will disapprove of." They asked, "What do you order us to do, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ? (under such circumstances)?" He said, "Pay their rights to them (to the rulers) and ask your right from Allah."
لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً وَأُمُورًا تُنْكِرُونَهَا قَالُوا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَدُّوا إِلَيْهِمْ حَقَّهُمْ وَسَلُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّكُمْ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: After me there will be favouritism and many things that you will not like. They (his Companions) said: Messenger of Allah, what do you order that one should do if anyone from us has to live through such a time? He said: You should discharge your own responsibility (by obeying your Amir), and ask God for your right (by guiding the Amir to the right path or by replacing him by one more just and God-fearing).
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةٌ وَأُمُورٌ تُنْكِرُونَهَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ تَأْمُرُ مَنْ أَدْرَكَ مِنَّا ذَلِكَ قَالَ تُؤَدُّونَ الْحَقَّ الَّذِي عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَسْأَلُونَ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَكُمْ
"Indeed, after me you will see preferential treatment, and matters that you dislike." They said: "Then what do you command us[O Messenger of Allah!]" He said: "Give them their rights, and ask Allah for yours."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً وَأُمُورًا تُنْكِرُونَهَا قَالُوا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَدُّوا إِلَيْهِمْ حَقَّهُمْ وَسَلُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَكُمْ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to us, "You will see after me, selfishness (on the part of other people) and other matters that you will disapprove of." They asked, "What do you order us to do, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ? (under such circumstances)?" He said, "Pay their rights to them (to the rulers) and ask your right from Allah." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7052)
لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً وَأُمُورًا تُنْكِرُونَهَا قَالَ قُلْنَا وَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ قَالَ أَدُّوا إِلَيْهِمْ حَقَّهُمْ وَسَلُوا اللهَ حَقَّكُمْ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: After me there will be favouritism and many things that you will not like. They (his Companions) said: Messenger of Allah, what do you order that one should do if anyone from us has to live through such a time? He said: You should discharge your own responsibility (by obeying your Amir), and ask God for your right (by guiding the Amir to the right path or by replacing him by one more just and God-fearing). (Using translation from Muslim 1843)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتَنٌ وَأُمُورٌ تُنْكِرُونَهَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ قَالَ تُؤَدُّونَ الْحَقَّ الَّذِي عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَسْأَلُونَ اللهَ ﷻ الَّذِي لَكُمْ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to us, "You will see after me, selfishness (on the part of other people) and other matters that you will disapprove of." They asked, "What do you order us to do, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ? (under such circumstances)?" He said, "Pay their rights to them (to the rulers) and ask your right from Allah." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7052)
لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً وَأُمُورًا تُنْكِرُونَهَا قَالَ قُلْنَا مَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ قَالَ أَدُّوا إِلَيْهِمْ حَقَّهُمْ وَسَلُوا اللهَ حَقَّكُمْ
ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ بِأَنَّ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ الْجَوْرِ أَدَاءَ الْحَقِّ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ دُونَ الِامْتِنَاعِ عَلَى الْأُمَرَاءِ
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Soon others will be preferred to you, and there will be things which you will not like." The companions of the Prophet ﷺ asked, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What do you order us to do (in this case)? " He said, "(I order you) to give the rights that are on you and to ask your rights from Allah." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3603)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ أَثَرَةٌ وَأُمُورٌ تُنْكِرُونَهَا» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ قَالَ «تُؤَدُّونَ الْحَقَّ الَّذِي عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَسْأَلُونَ الَّذِي لَكُمْ»
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to us, "You will see after me, selfishness (on the part of other people) and other matters that you will disapprove of." They asked, "What do you order us to do, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ? (under such circumstances)?" He said, "Pay their rights to them (to the rulers) and ask your right from Allah." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7052)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً وَأُمُورًا تُنْكِرُونَهَا» قُلْنَا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ قَالَ «أَدُّوا إِلَيْهِمْ حَقَّهُمْ وَسَلُوا اللهَ حَقَّكُمْ»
"إِنَّكم ستَرَونَ بعدى أَثرة وَأُمُورًا تُنْكِرونها؛ قالوا: فما تأمُرَنا يا رَسُولَ اللَّه؟ قال: أدُّوا إِليهم حقَّهم، وسلُوا اللَّه حَقَّكُمْ".
"عَنْ زَيْد بْن وَهْبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ بَعْدى أَثَرَةٌ وَأُمُور تُنْكِرُونَهَا، قُلْنَا يا رَسُولَ الله مَا تَأمُرُ مَنْ أَدْرَكَ منَّا ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: تُعْطُونَ الْحَقَّ الَّذى عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَسْأَلُونَ الله الَّذى لَكُمْ".