33/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1854c — Rejecting Evil in the Heart
The obligation to denounce rulers for that in which they go against Shari'ah, but they should not be fought so long as they pray regularly, etc
Hadith About Rejecting Evil From Leaders in the Heart
Sahih Muslim : 1854c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1854c
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ - حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعَلَّى بْنُ، زِيَادٍ وَهِشَامٌ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ ضَبَّةَ بْنِ مِحْصَنٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . بِنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " فَمَنْ أَنْكَرَ فَقَدْ بَرِئَ وَمَنْ كَرِهَ فَقَدْ سَلِمَ " .
Another version of the tradition narrated on the same authority attributes the same words to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) except that it replaces kariha with ankhara and vice versa.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1854cIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 99USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4571
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1854c
This narration gives another wording of the same hadith about rejecting evil from leaders. It says the wording swaps the terms for hating and disapproving, but the meaning remains tied to not accepting bad deeds. The central lesson is simple: when leaders do things people recognize as bad, a believer should not approve those actions or follow them. The earlier wording also says that fighting them is not allowed as long as they pray. For users searching hadith about hating evil in the heart, rulers in Islam hadith, or Sahih Muslim 1854c, this report teaches a careful path: recognize wrong, reject it within the limits stated, and do not become a follower of the bad deed.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration confirms the same meaning with a wording switch.
- Bad deeds should not be approved or followed.
- Heart-level rejection is included in the explanation of the report.
- The related wording says not to fight them as long as they pray.
