Sahih Muslim also records from ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿUmar—may Allah be pleased with them both—that the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, said: “The equitable will stand with Allah on pulpits of light, to the right of the Most Merciful—both of His hands are right hands. They are those who act justly in their rulings, with their families, and in whatever responsibilities they hold.” 1

Sahih Muslim likewise transmits from ʿAʾishah—may Allah be pleased with her—that she heard the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, supplicate: “O Allah, whoever is placed in charge of any affair of my community and then makes matters hard for them, make things hard for him; and whoever is placed in charge of any affair of my community and is gentle with them, be gentle with him.” 2

Al-Bukhari and Muslim together relate, on the authority of al-Hasan al-Basri, that ʿUbayd Allah 3 ibn Ziyad visited Maʿqil ibn Yasar during the illness from which he died