Mishkat al-Masabih 241 — Knowledge

‘Auf b. Malik al-Ashja‘i Narrated from:

Only a ruler, or one put in charge, or one who is presumptuous gives instruction.* Abu Dawud transmitted it, and Darimi transmitted it from ' Amr b. Shu'aib from his father from his grandfather. A version has, "Or a hypocrite” instead of "one who is presumptuous”. *The word used here is yaqussu, which may be translated as given above, but which may also be translated as “inflicts punishment.”