Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah - Nasir al-Din al-Albani - (6/276)

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is among the clearest proofs of this. Allah is the One we ask to preserve our faith and purify our hearts of envy, rancor, and arrogance. Indeed, He is the best One to be asked. (1)

2631 — “No servant whom Allah places in charge of a people dies while deceiving those under his charge except that Allah forbids Paradise to him.”

It was narrated by al-Bukhari (4/387), Muslim (1/88 and 6/8), al-Darimi (2/324), and Ahmad (5/25), through various chains from al-Hasan, who said: Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad visited Maqil ibn Yasar al-Muzani during the illness from which he died. Maqil said: “I shall relate to you a hadith which I heard from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Had I known that I still had life remaining, I would not have related it to you. I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say…” Then he mentioned it.

In a narration of al-Bukhari, al-Hasan said: “We went with Maqil ibn Yasar to visit him, and Ubayd Allah entered upon us. Maqil said to him…” Then he mentioned something similar.

Abu al-Malih corroborated this, narrating that Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad entered upon Maqil ibn Yasar during his illness, and Maqil said to him… Then he mentioned something similar. Its wording is: “No ruler who assumes responsibility for the affairs of the Muslims, then does not strive on their behalf and act sincerely toward them, will enter Paradise with them.” Muslim narrated it. A similar version has previously been cited through the narration of Ahmad and others under no. 1754.

(1) Under the previously cited hadith of Aishah (2507), I set out in detail the response to his claim of infallibility that I have summarized here. This was about twenty years ago. The man then passed on to Allah’s mercy—may Allah forgive us and him. I hesitated greatly over publishing this while the book was in press, but ultimately retained it for the sake of history and admonition, and to forestall gossip and speculation—especially since, after his death, certain self-interested and partisan publishers and annotators have begun to speak about matters of which they have no knowledge. Allah says: “So ask one who is well informed about Him.” End quote.

الحديث من أوضح الأدلة على ذلك، والله هو المسؤول أن يحفظ علينا إيماننا، ويطهر قلوبنا من الحسد والغل والكبر، إنه خير مسؤول (١) . ٢٦٣١ - " ما من عبد يسترعيه الله رعية يموت يوم يموت وهو غاش لرعيته إلا حرم الله عليه الجنة ". أخرجه البخاري (٤ / ٣٨٧) ومسلم (١ / ٨٨ و ٦ / ٨) والدارمي (٢ / ٣٢٤) وأحمد (٥ / ٢٥) من طرق عن الحسن قال: عاد عبيد الله بن زياد معقل بن يسار المزني في مرضه الذي مات فيه، قال معقل: إني محدثك حديثا سمعته من رسول الله ﷺ لو علمت أن لي حياة ما حدثتك، إني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: ... فذكره. وفي رواية للبخاري عن الحسن قال: أتينا معقل بن يسار نعوده، فدخل علينا عبيد الله، فقال له معقل: ... فذكره نحوه. وتابعه أبو المليح أن عبيد الله بن زياد دخل على معقل بن يسار في مرضه، فقال له معقل: ... فذكره نحوه، ولفظه: " ما من أمير يلي أمر المسلمين ثم لا يجهد لهم وينصح إلا لم يدخل معهم الجنة " أخرجه مسلم، وقد مضى من رواية أحمد وغيره نحوه برقم (١٧٥٤) .

(١) وقد ذكرت تحت حديث عائشة المتقدم (٢٥٠٧) تفصيل ما أجملت هنا من الرد على قوله بالعصمة، وكان ذلك منذ نحو عشرين سنة. ثم توفي الرجل إلى رحمة الله، وغفر لنا وله، فترددت كثيرا في نشر هذا - والكتاب تحت الطبع - ثم أمضيته للتاريخ والعبرة، ودفعا للقيل والقال، ولا سيما وقد بدأ بعض ذوي الأغراض والأهواء من الناشرين والمعلقين يخوضون بعد وفاته فيما لا علم لهم به، والله يقول: * (فاسأل به خبيرا) *. اهـ.