33/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 142f — A Repeated Warning to Rulers
The virtue of a just ruler and the punishment of a tyrant; Encouragement to treat those under one's authority with kindness and the prohibition against causing them hardship
Ma'qil’s Warning: A Hadith About Ruler Accountability
Sahih Muslim : 142f
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 142f
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ دَخَلَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ عَلَى مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ وَهُوَ وَجِعٌ . بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ أَبِي الأَشْهَبِ وَزَادَ قَالَ أَلاَّ كُنْتَ حَدَّثْتَنِي هَذَا، قَبْلَ الْيَوْمِ قَالَ مَا حَدَّثْتُكَ أَوْ، لَمْ أَكُنْ لأُحَدِّثَكَ .
Al-Hasan Narrated from:
Ibn, Ziyad paid a visit to Ma'qil b. Yasir who was seriously ill. Here follows the same tradition as has gone before with the addition that Ibn Ziyad asked: Why didn't you narrate this tradition to me before this day? Ma'qil reprimanded him and said: I did not narrate it to you or I was not going to narrate it to you.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 142fIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 29USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4501
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 142f
This narration repeats the earlier warning through a different chain and adds a short exchange. Ibn Ziyad asked why Ma'qil had not narrated this tradition to him before that day. Ma'qil replied in a way that shows he had not intended to narrate it to him earlier. The Hadith remains focused on the warning to rulers and the danger of betraying people under one’s authority. For users searching Sahih Muslim 142f or hadith about ruler accountability, the key point is not to add new details beyond the text. The report shows a serious warning being delivered during illness, with an added question and reply.
What we learn from this hadith
- The same warning is preserved through another chain.
- Ibn Ziyad’s question and Ma'qil’s reply are part of this version.
- The central warning remains about betrayal in leadership.
- The narration shows that some advice may be delivered at a serious moment.
