33/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1849b — Holding Patience Under Authority
The obligation of staying with the Jama'ah (main body) of the muslims when Fitn (tribulations) appear, and in all circumstances. The prohibition of refusing to obey and on splitting away from the Jama'ah
Hadith About Patience and Not Withdrawing From Authority
Sahih Muslim : 1849b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1849b
وَحَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْجَعْدُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو رَجَاءٍ، الْعُطَارِدِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ كَرِهَ مِنْ أَمِيرِهِ شَيْئًا فَلْيَصْبِرْ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ خَرَجَ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ شِبْرًا فَمَاتَ عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: One who dislikes a thing done by his Amir should be patient over it, for anyone from the people who withdraws (his obedience) from the government, even to the extent of a handspan and died in that conditions, would die the death of one belonging to the days of jahilliyya.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1849bIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 88USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4560
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1849b
This hadith about patience and authority repeats the message in close wording. A person who dislikes something done by his Amir is told to be patient over it. The hadith then warns that anyone who withdraws from the government, even by a handspan, and dies in that condition, dies a death of Jahiliyyah. The focus is not on praising every action of a ruler. It is on avoiding separation, keeping order, and not letting dislike turn into a break from the community. For people searching hadith about ruler you dislike or handspan from authority hadith, this narration gives a plain answer: be patient and do not make separation your path.
What we learn from this hadith
- A disliked action from an Amir is met with patience in this text.
- Withdrawing from authority even slightly is warned against.
- The hadith links patience with community order.
- Dislike is recognized, but separation is discouraged.
