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In another wording: “whoever does not surround them (1) with sincere counsel will never smell the fragrance of Paradise.”

In a version recorded by Muslim: “No governor who assumes charge of the affairs of the Muslims and then fails to strive for their benefit and advise them sincerely will enter Paradise along with them.”

660 – ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say in my house: “O Allah, whoever takes charge of any matter concerning my community and then makes things hard for them—make things hard for him; and whoever takes charge of any matter concerning my community and is gentle with them—be gentle with him.” Muslim related it.

661 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The Children of Israel were governed by the prophets; whenever a prophet died another prophet succeeded him. There will be no prophet after me, but there will be caliphs—and they will be many.” They asked, “O Messenger of Allah, what do you command us to do?” He replied, “Fulfil the pledge of allegiance to the first, one after another. Then give them their rights and ask Allah for the rights due to you, for Allah will question them about what He entrusted to them.” Agreed upon.

662 – ʿĀyidh ibn ʿAmr (may Allah be pleased with him) entered upon ʿUbaydullāh ibn Ziyād and said, “My young man, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘The worst of shepherds are the ruthless (2); so beware lest you be one of them.’” Agreed upon.

663 – Abū Maryam al-Azdi (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Muʿāwiyah (may Allah be pleased with him): “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘If Allah places someone in charge of any of the Muslims’ affairs and he screens himself from their needs, their destitution and their poverty, Allah will screen Himself from his need (3), his relief and his poverty on the Day…’”

(1) It is read with a fathah on the initial ya, a dammah on the ha, and a sukun on both tas, meaning: “he protects it.” As for the Prophet’s words ﷺ, “thumma la yajhad,” the ha is vocalised with a fathah and means: “he should not exert himself or become fatigued.” (2) This hadith was cited earlier under no. 197 and attributed solely to Muslim. The description “muttafaq ʿalayh” (agreed upon) is therefore probably a slip, either by the author or by later copyists. Shaykh Shuayb observes that the hadith is not found in al-Bukhari. (3) That is, no supplication was answered for him and none of his hopes were fulfilled. I add: one of the two isnads of the hadith is authentic, as I demonstrated in al-Sahihah, no. 629. – N

وفي رواية : « فَلَمْ يَحْطِهَا (١) بِنُصْحِهِ لَمْ يَجِدْ رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ » . وفي رواية لمسلم : « مَا مِنْ أَمِيرٍ يَلِي أُمُورَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، ثُمَّ لَا يَجْهَدُ لَهُمْ وَيَنْصَحُ لَهُمْ ، إِلَّا لَمْ يَدْخُلْ مَعَهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ » . ٦٦٠ - وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت : سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول في بيتي هذا : « اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ وَلِيَ مِنْ أَمْرِ أُمَّتِي شَيْئًا ، فَشَقَّ عَلَيْهِمْ فَاشْقُقْ عَلَيْهِ ، وَمَنْ وَلِيَ مِنْ أَمْرِ أُمَّتِي شَيْئًا ، فَرَفَقَ بِهِمْ فَارْفُقْ بِهِ » رواه مسلم . ٦٦١ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « كَانَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ تَسُوسُهُمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ ، كُلَّمَا هَلَكَ نَبِيٌّ خَلَفَهُ نَبِيٌّ ، وَإِنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي ، وَسَيَكُونُ بَعْدِي خُلَفَاءُ فَيَكْثُرُونَ » ، قالوا : يا رسول الله فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا ؟ قال : « أَوْفُوا بِبَيْعَةِ الْأَوَّلِ فَالْأَوَّلِ ، ثُمَّ أَعْطُوهُمْ حَقَّهُمْ ، وَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَكُمْ ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَائِلُهُمْ عَمَّا اسْتَرْعَاهُمْ » متفق عليه . ٦٦٢ - وعن عائذ بن عمرو رضي الله عنه ، أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : أَيُّ بُنَيَّ ، إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ : « إِنَّ شَرَّ الرِّعَاءِ الْحُطَمَةُ » (٢) فَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ . متفق عليه . ٦٦٣ - وعن أبي مريم الأزدي رضي الله عنه ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِمُعَاوِيَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ : « مَنْ وَلَّاهُ اللَّهُ شَيْئًا مِنْ أُمُورِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، فَاحْتَجَبَ دُونَ حَاجَتِهِمْ وَخَلَّتِهِمْ وَفَقْرِهِمْ ، احْتَجَبَ اللَّهُ دُونَ حَاجَتِهِ (٣) وَخَلَّتِهِ وَفَقْرِهِ يَوْمَ

(١) بفتح التحتية وضم الحاء وسكون الطاء المهملتين أي : يصنها . وقوله ﷺ : ( ثم لا يجهد ) بفتح الهاء أي : لا يتعب . (٢) تقدم هذا الحديث برقم (١٩٧) معزواً لمسلم فقط . ولعل قوله : « متفق عليه » وهم من المؤلف أو من النسخ . وقال الشيخ شعيب : الحديث ليس في البخاري . (٣) أي : لم يجب له دعاء ولم يحقق له أملاً . قلت : وأحد إسنادي الحديث صحيح كما بينته في « الصحيحة » (٦٢٩) - ن - .