92/2. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7052 — Patience With Unfair Rulers
“After me you will see things which you will disapprove of.”
وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ».
Hadith About Patience With Rulers and Asking Allah for Rights
Sahih Bukhari : 7052
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7052
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً وَأُمُورًا تُنْكِرُونَهَا". قَالُوا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " أَدُّوا إِلَيْهِمْ حَقَّهُمْ وَسَلُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّكُمْ ".
`Abdullah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (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 Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)? (under such circumstances)?" He said, "Pay their rights to them (to the rulers) and ask your right from Allah."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7052In-book reference : Book 92, Hadith 5USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 88, Hadith 175
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7052
This Hadith about patience with rulers speaks to a hard situation. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم tells his companions that after him they will see selfishness and matters they disapprove of. When they ask what they should do, he gives a clear answer: give the rulers their rights and ask Allah for your rights. The Hadith does not praise selfish conduct. It names it as something people will dislike. At the same time, it guides believers away from rash action and toward patience, duty, and turning to Allah. The key lesson is balanced. A Muslim should not use another person’s unfairness as a reason to leave his own duties. The believer keeps his side clean and asks Allah for justice.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم foretold selfishness and disliked matters after him.
- A Muslim should still fulfill the rights due from him.
- When rights are withheld, the believer is told to ask Allah.
- Patience is taught here as a response to public hardship.
