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Support Us33/1. Chapter:
حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنها، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، قَالَ: النَّاسُ تَبعٌ لِقُرَيْشٍ فِي هذَا الشَّأْنِ، مُسْلِمُهُمْ تَبَعٌ لِمُسْلِمِهِم، وَكَافِرُهُمْ تَبَعٌ لِكَافِرِهِمْ.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "The tribe of Quraish has precedence over the people in this connection (i.e. the right of ruling). The Muslims follow the Muslims amongst them, and the infidels follow the infidels amongst them." ( Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 700, Vol. 4)
حديث عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، قَالَ: لَا يَزَالُ هذَا الأَمْرُ فِي قُرَيْشٍ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُمُ اثْنَانِ.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Authority of ruling will remain with Quraish, even if only two of them remained." ( Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 705, Vol. 4)
حديث جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، وَأَبِيهِ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنَادَةَ السُّوَائِيّ قَالَ جَابِرُ بْنُ سَمُرَةَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ: يَكُونُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَمِيرًا فَقَالَ كَلِمَةً لَمْ أَسْمَعْهَا فَقَالَ أَبِي: إِنَّهُ قَالَ: كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.
I heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saying, "There will be twelve Muslim rulers (who will rule all the Islâmic world)." He then said a sentence which I did not hear. My father said he said, "All of them (those rulers) will be from Quraish." ( Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 329, Vol. 9)
33/2. Chapter:
حديث عُمَرَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: قِيلَ لِعُمَرَ، أَلَا تَسْتَخْلِفُ قَالَ: إِنْ أَسْتَخْلِفْ فَقَدِ اسْتَخْلَفَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي، أَبُو بَكْرٍ؛ وَإِنْ أَتْرُكْ فَقَدْ تَرَكَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي، رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: رَاغِبٌ رَاهِبٌ، وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي ⦗٢٤١⦘ نَجَوْتُ مِنْهَا كَفَافًا، لَا لِي وَلَا عَلَيَّ، لَا أَتَحَمَّلُهَا حَيًّا وَمَيِّتًا.
It was said to 'Umar, "Will you appoint your successor?" 'Umar said, "If I appoint a caliph (as my successor) it is true that somebody who was better than I (i.e., Abû Bakr) did so, and if I leave the matter undecided, it is true that somebody who was better than I (i.e., Allâh's Messenger ﷺ) did so."On this, the people praised him. 'Umar said, "People are of two kinds: either one who is keen to take over the caliphate or one who is afraid of assuming such a responsibility. I wish I could be free from its responsibility in that I would receive neither reward nor retribution. I won't be able to bear the burden of the caliphate whether I am living or dead." [1] ( Sahih Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 325, Vol. 9)
[1] 'Umar refused to appoint his successor lest he should be held responsible for the mistakes in future.
33/3. Chapter:
حديث عَبْدِ الرَّحْمنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمنِ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ لَا تَسْأَلِ الإِمَارَةَ، فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ أُوتِيتَهَا عَنْ مَسْئَلَةٍ وُكِلْتَ إِلَيْهَا، وَإِنْ أُوتِيتَهَا مِنْ غَيْرِ مَسْئَلَةٍ أُعِنْتَ عَلَيْهَا.
The Prophet ﷺ said, "O 'Abdur-Rahmân bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, because if you are given authority on asking for it, then you will be held responsible for it; but if you are given it without asking for it, then you will be helped in it (by Allâh)." ( Sahih Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 619, Vol. 8 )
حديث أَبِي مُوسى وَمُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ أَبُو مُوسى: أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، وَمَعِي رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الأَشْعَرِيِّينَ، أَحَدُهُمَا عَنْ يَمِينِي وَالآخَرُ عَنْ يَسَارِي، وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْتَاكُ فَكِلَاهُمَا سَأَلَ، فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا مُوسى أَوْ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ قَالَ، قُلْتُ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَك بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَطْلَعَانِي عَلَى مَا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمَا، وَمَا شَعَرْتُ أَنَّهُمَا يَطْلُبَانِ الْعَمَلَ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى سِوَاكِهِ تَحْتَ شَفَتِهِ قَلَصَتْ فَقَالَ: لَنْ أَوْ لَا نَسْتَعْمِلُ عَلَى عَمَلِنَا مَنْ أَرَادَهُ، وَلكِنِ اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا مُوسى أَوْ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ ⦗٢٤٢⦘ إلَى الْيَمَنِ ثُمَّ اتَّبَعَهُ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ أَلْقَى لَهُ وِسَادَةً، قَالَ: انْزِلْ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ عِنْدَهُ مُوثَقٌ قَالَ: مَا هذَا قَالَ: كَانَ يَهُودِيًّا فَأَسْلَمَ ثُمَّ تَهَوَّدَ قَالَ: اجْلِسْ قَالَ: لَا أَجْلِسُ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ، قَضَاءُ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُتِلَ ثُمَّ تَذَاكَرَا قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا: أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقُومُ وَأَنَامُ، وَأَرْجُو فِي نَوْمَتِي مَا أَرْجُو فِي قَوْمَتِي.
Abû Mûsa said, "I came to the Prophet ﷺ along with two men (from the tribe) of Ash'ariyîn, one on my right and the other on my left, while Allâh's Messenger ﷺ was brushing his teeth (with a Siwâk), and both men asked him for some employment. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'O Abû Mûsa, or said, O 'Abdullâh bin Qais!.'I said, 'By Him Who sent you with the Truth, these two men did not tell me what was in their hearts and I did not feel (realize) that they were seeking employment.' As if I were looking now at his Siwâk being drawn to a corner under his lips, and he said, 'We never (or, we do not) appoint for our affairs anyone who seeks to be employed, but O Abû Mûsa! or said, 'Abdullâh bin Qais! Go to Yemen.'The Prophet ﷺ then sent Mu'âdh bin Jabal after him and when Mu'âdh reached him, he spread out a cushion for him and requested him to get down (and sit on the cushion). Behold! There was a fettered man beside Abû Mûsa. Mu'âdh asked, 'Who is this (man)?' Abû Mûsa said, 'He was a Jew and became a Muslim and then reverted back to Judaism.' Then Abû Mûsa requested Mu'âdh to sit down but Mu'âdh said, 'I will not sit down till he has been killed, this is the judgment of Allâh and His Messenger,' and repeated it thrice. Then Abû Mûsa ordered that the man be killed, and he was killed.Abû Mûsa added: Then we discussed the night prayers and one of us said, 'I pray and sleep, and I hope that Allâh will reward me for my sleep as well as for my prayers.' " ( Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 58, Vol. 9) kind to one's subjects and prohibition of putting them into hardships.
33/5. Chapter:
حديث عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ، قَالَ: كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ فَمَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، فَالأَمِيرُ الَّذِي عَلَى النَّاسِ رَاعٍ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْهُمْ، وَالرَّجُلُ رَاعٍ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْهُمْ، وَالْمَرْأَةُ رَاعِيَةٌ عَلَى بَيْتِ بَعْلِهَا وَوَلَدِهِ وَهِيَ مَسْئُولَةٌ عَنْهُمْ، وَالْعَبْدُ رَاعٍ عَلَى مَالِ سَيِّدِهِ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْهُ، أَلَا فَكُلُّكمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكمْ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ⦗٢٤٣⦘ أخرجه البخاري في: ٤٩ كتاب العتق: ١٧ باب كراهية التطاول على الرقيق.
Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charges. The ruler who has authority over people, is a guardian and is responsible for them, a man is a guardian of his family and is responsible for them; a woman is a guardian of her husband's house and children and is responsible for them; a slave ( 'Abd) is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible for it; so all of you are guardians and are responsible for your charges." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 730, Vol. 3)
حديث مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، أَنَّ عُبَيْدَ اللهِ بْنَ زِيَادٍ عَادَ مَعْقِلَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ مَعْقِلٌ: إِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكَ حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ: مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ اسْتَرْعَاهُ اللهُ رَعِيَةً فَلَمْ يَحُطْهَا بِنَصِيحَةٍ إِلَاّ لَمْ يَجِدْ رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ.
I heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saying, "Any 'Abd (a slave or a man) whom Allâh has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never have even the smell of Paradise." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 264, Vol. 9)
33/6. Chapter:
حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنها، قَالَ: قَامَ فِينَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْغُلُولَ، فَعَظَّمَهُ وَعَظَّمَ أَمْرَهُ، قَالَ: لَا أُلْفِيَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ شَاةٌ لَهَا ثُغَاءٌ، عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ فَرَسٌ لَهُ حَمْحَمَةٌ، يَقُولُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَغِثْنِي، فَأَقُولُ: لَا أَمْلِكُ لَكَ شَيْئًا، قَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكَ؛ وَعَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ بعِيرٌ لَهُ رُغَاءٌ، يَقُولُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَغثْنِي، فَأَقُولُ: لَا أَمْلِكُ لَكَ شَيْئًا قَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكَ؛ وَعَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ صَامِتٌ، فَيَقُولُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَغِثْنِي، فَأَقُولُ: لَا أَمْلِكُ لَكَ شَيْئًا قَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكَ؛ أَوْ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ رِقَاعٌ تَخْفِقُ فَيَقُولُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَغِثْنِي، فَأَقُولُ: لَا أَمْلِكُ لَكَ شَيْئًا قَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكَ⦗٢٤٤⦘ أخرجه البخاري في: ٥٦ كتاب الجهاد: ١٨٩ باب الغلول.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم got up amongst us and mentioned Al-Ghulûl, emphasized its magnitude and declared that it was a great sin saying, "Don't commit Ghulûl for I should not like to see anyone amongst you on the Day of Resurrection, carrying over his neck a sheep that will be bleating, or carrying over his neck a horse that will be neighing. Such a man will be saying; 'O Allâh's Messenger! Intercede with Allâh for me,' and I will reply, 'I can't help you, for I have conveyed Allâh's Message to you.'Nor should I like to see a man carrying over his neck, a camel that will be grunting. Such a man will say, 'O Allâh's Messenger! Intercede with Allâh for me.' And I will say, 'I can't help you, for I have conveyed Allâh's Message to you,' or one carrying over his neck gold and silver and saying, 'O Allâh's Messenger! Intercede with Allâh for me,' and I will say, 'I can't help you for I have conveyed Allâh's Message to you,' or one carrying clothes that will be fluttering, and the man will say, 'O Allâh's Messenger! Intercede with Allâh for me.' And I will say, 'I can't help you, for I have conveyed Allâh's Message to you.' " ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 307, Vol. 4)
33/7. Chapter:
حديث أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ اسْتَعْمَلَ عَامِلًا، فَجَاءَهُ الْعَامِلُ حِينَ فَرَغَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هذَا لَكُمْ، وَهذَا أُهْدِيَ لِي فَقَالَ لَهُ: أَفَلَا قَعَدْتَ فِي بَيْتِ أَبيكَ وَأُمِّكَ فَنَظَرْتَ أَيُهْدَى لَكَ أَمْ لَا ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَشِيَّةً، بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ، فَتَشَهَّدَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَمَا بَالُ الْعَامِلِ نَسْتَعْمِلُهُ فَيَأْتِينَا فَيَقُولُ هذَا مِنْ عَمَلِكمْ، وَهذَا أُهْدِيَ لِي، أَفَلَا قَعَدَ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ فَنَظَرَ هَلْ يُهْدَى لَهُ أَمْ لَا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَا يَغُلُّ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا إِلَاّ جَاءَ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَحْمِلُهُ عَلَى عُنُقِهِ، إِنْ كَانَ بَعِيرًا جَاءَ بِهِ لَهُ رُغَاءٌ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ بَقَرَةً جَاءَ بِهَا لَهَا خوَارٌ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ شَاةً جَاءَ بِهَا تَيْعَرُ، فَقَدْ بَلَّغْتُفَقَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ: ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ حَتَّى إِنَّا لَنَنْظُرُ إِلَى عُفْرَةِ إِبْطَيْهِ.
Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم employed an employee (to collect Zakât). The employee returned after completing his job and said, "O Allâh's Messenger! This (amount of Zakât) is for you, and this (other amount) was given to me as a present." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to him, "Why didn't you stay at your father's or mother's house and see if you would be given presents or not?"Then in the evening, the Prophet ﷺ got up after the Salât (prayer), and having testified that Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh) and praised and glorified Allâh ﷻ as He deserved, and said, "Now then! What about an employee whom we employ and then he comes and says, 'This amount (of Zakât) is for you and this (amount) was given to me as a present.' Why didn't he stay at the house of his father and mother to see if he would be given presents or not?By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, none of you will steal anything of it (i.e. Zakât) but will bring it by carrying it over his neck on the Day of Resurrection. If it has been a camel, he will bring it (over his neck) while it will be grunting; and if it has been a sheep, he will bring it (over his neck) while it will be bleating." The Prophet ﷺ added, "I have conveyed (Allâh's Message to you)." Abû Humaid said, "Then Allâh's Messenger ﷺ raised his hands so high that we saw the whiteness of his arm-pits." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 631, Vol. 8)
