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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2262 — Leadership and Success
What Has Been Related About
Hadith About Leadership and Success
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2262
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2262
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، قَالَ عَصَمَنِي اللَّهُ بِشَيْءٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمَّا هَلَكَ كِسْرَى قَالَ " مَنِ اسْتَخْلَفُوا " . قَالُوا ابْنَتَهُ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَنْ يُفْلِحَ قَوْمٌ وَلَّوْا أَمْرَهُمُ امْرَأَةً " . قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَعْنِي الْبَصْرَةَ ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَعَصَمَنِي اللَّهُ بِهِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Bakra Narrated from:
Allah Restrained Me With Something That I Heard From The Messenger Of Allah(S.A.W). When Kisra Was Destroyed, He Said: 'Who Did They Have To Succeed Him?' They Said: 'His Daughter.' So The Prophet(S.A.W) Said: 'A People Will Never Succeed Who Give Their Leadership To A Woman.'" He Said: "So When 'Aishah Arrived - Meaning In Al-Basrah - I Remembered The Saying Of Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ), So Allah Restrained Me By It." Abu Eisa Said: This Hadith Is [Hasan] Sahih.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2262In-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 105English translation : Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2262
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2262
This hadith about leadership records a statement Abu Bakrah remembered at a tense moment. The Prophet (S.A.W) asked who succeeded Kisra after his destruction, and he was told that it was his daughter. The Prophet (S.A.W) then said that a people would not succeed when they give their leadership to a woman. Abu Bakrah later remembered this saying when Aishah arrived in Al-Basrah, and he said Allah restrained him by it. The explanation should stay close to the text. The narration is about a remembered prophetic statement, a specific report about Kisra’s succession, and Abu Bakrah’s personal action of holding back because of what he heard.
What we learn from this hadith
- A believer may be restrained from action by remembering a prophetic saying.
- The hadith links leadership choices with the success or failure of a people.
- Abu Bakrah treated the Prophet’s words as guidance in a difficult moment.
- The narration should be understood from its own wording without adding unrelated details.
