Caution: Translations of Quran and Ḥadīth may lead to possible misapplications and misinterpretations. This site is intended for students of sacred knowledge that are proficient in comprehending classical Arabic and have a strong foundation in Islamic sciences. Also note that religious injunctions rely on several aspects beyond what one may glean through reading individual aḥādīth.
suyuti:7655a
Request/Fix translation

  

السيوطي:٧٦٥٥a

"إِنَّمَا الإِمامُ جُنَّةٌ، يُقَاتَل مِنْ وَرَائِهِ، ويُتَّقَى به، فإِنْ أَمَرَ بتقوى اللَّه وَعَدَلَ فإِنَّ له بذلِكَ أَجْرًا، وإِنَّ أمَرَ بغيرِهِ، فإِنَّ عليه وِزْرًا ".  

[ن] النسائي عنه

See similar narrations below:

Collected by Muslim, Nasāʾī, Aḥmad, Nasāʾī's Kubrá
muslim:1841Ibrāhīm > Muslim > Zuhayr b. Ḥarb > Shabābah > And Rqāʾ > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

A commander (of the Muslims) is a shield for them. They fight behind him and they are protected by (him from tyrants and aggressors). If he enjoins fear of God, the Exalted and Glorious, and dispenses justice, there will be a (great) reward for him; and if he enjoins otherwise, it redounds on him.  

مسلم:١٨٤١حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ حَدَّثَنِي وَرْقَاءُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّمَا الإِمَامُ جُنَّةٌ يُقَاتَلُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ وَيُتَّقَى بِهِ فَإِنْ أَمَرَ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ ﷻ وَعَدَلَ كَانَ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ أَجْرٌ وَإِنْ يَأْمُرْ بِغَيْرِهِ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْهُ  

nasai:4196ʿImrān b. Bakkār > ʿAlī b. ʿAyyāsh > Shuʿayb > Abū al-Zinād Mimmā > ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Aʿraj Mimmā Dhakar > Abū Hurayrah

"The Imam is like a shield whose orders should be obeyed when they (the Muslims) fight, and where they should seek protection. If he enjoins fear of Allah and behaves justly, then he will be rewarded, but if he enjoins otherwise, then it will be a burden (of sin) on him."  

النسائي:٤١٩٦أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الزِّنَادِ مِمَّا حَدَّثَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجُ مِمَّا ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّمَا الإِمَامُ جُنَّةٌ يُقَاتَلُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ وَيُتَّقَى بِهِ فَإِنْ أَمَرَ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَعَدَلَ فَإِنَّ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ أَجْرًا وَإِنْ أَمَرَ بِغَيْرِهِ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهِ وِزْرًا  

ahmad:10777ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿAmr > al-Mughīrah > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

A commander (of the Muslims) is a shield for them. They fight behind him and they are protected by (him from tyrants and aggressors). If he enjoins fear of God, the Exalted and Glorious, and dispenses justice, there will be a (great) reward for him; and if he enjoins otherwise, it redounds on him. (Using translation from Muslim 1841)   

أحمد:١٠٧٧٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّمَا الْإِمَامُ جُنَّةٌ يُقَاتَلُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ وَيُتَّقَى بِهِ فَإِنْ أَمَرَ بِتَقْوَى وَعَدَلَ فَإِنَّ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ أَجْرًا وَإِنْ أَمَرَ بِغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهِ مِنْهُ  

nasai-kubra:7771ʿImrān b. Bakkār > ʿAlī b. ʿAyyāsh > Shuʿayb > Abū al-Zinād Mimmā > ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Aʿraj Mimmā Dhakar > Abū Hurayrah

"The Imam is like a shield whose orders should be obeyed when they (the Muslims) fight, and where they should seek protection. If he enjoins fear of Allah and behaves justly, then he will be rewarded, but if he enjoins otherwise, then it will be a burden (of sin) on him." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4196)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٧٧٧١أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الزِّنَادِ مِمَّا حَدَّثَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجُ مِمَّا ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا الْإِمَامُ جُنَّةٌ يُقَاتَلُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ وَيُتَّقَى بِهِ فَإِنْ أَمْرَ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ وَعَدَلَ فَإِنَّ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ أَجْرًا وَإِنْ يَأْمُرْ بِغَيْرِهِ فَإِنَّ عَلَيَهِ وِزْرًا»  

nasai-kubra:8698ʿImrān b. Bakkār al-Ḥimṣī > ʿAlī b. ʿAyyāsh > Shuʿayb > Abū al-Zinād Mimmā > ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Aʿraj Mimmā Dhukir > Abū Hurayrah

A commander (of the Muslims) is a shield for them. They fight behind him and they are protected by (him from tyrants and aggressors). If he enjoins fear of God, the Exalted and Glorious, and dispenses justice, there will be a (great) reward for him; and if he enjoins otherwise, it redounds on him. (Using translation from Muslim 1841)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٦٩٨أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الزِّنَادِ مِمَّا حَدَّثَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجُ مِمَّا ذُكِرَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا الْإِمَامُ جُنَّةٌ يُقَاتَلُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ وَيُتَّقَى بِهِ فَإِنْ أَمَرَ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ وَعَدَلَ كَانَ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ أَجْرًا وَإِنْ يَأْمُرْ بِغَيْرِهِ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهِ مِنْهُ»