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Sahih al-BukhariAfflictions and the End of the World

Sahih al-Bukhari 7053

Chapter: “After me you will see things which you will disapprove of.”

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 7053

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، عَنِ الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

مَنْ كَرِهَ مِنْ أَمِيرِهِ شَيْئًا فَلْيَصْبِرْ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ شِبْرًا مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً ‏"

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever disapproves of something done by his ruler then he should be patient, for whoever disobeys the ruler even a little (little = a span) will die as those who died in the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance. (i.e. as rebellious Sinners).

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 7053), Muslim (No. 1849b) and Ahmad (No. 2683).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث اِبْن عَبَّاس مِنْ وَجْهَيْنِ فِي الثَّانِي التَّصْرِيح بِالتَّحْدِيثِ وَالسَّمَاع فِي مَوْضِعَيْ الْعَنْعَنَة فِي الْأَوَّلِ. قَوْله ( عَبْد الْوَارِث ) هُوَ اِبْن سَعِيد , وَالْجَعْد هُوَ أَبُو عُثْمَان الْمَذْكُور فِي السَّنَد الثَّانِي , وَأَبُو رَجَاء هُوَ الْعُطَارِدِيُّ وَاسْمُهُ عِمْرَان. قَوْله ( مَنْ كَرِهَ مِنْ أَمِيره شَيْئًا فَلْيَصْبِرْ ) زَادَ فِي الرِّوَايَة الثَّانِيَة " عَلَيْهِ ". قَوْله ( فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ السُّلْطَان ) أَيْ مِنْ طَاعَة السُّلْطَان , وَوَقَعَ عِنْدَ مُسْلِم " فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَد مِنْ النَّاس يَخْرُج مِنْ السُّلْطَان " وَفِي الرِّوَايَة الثَّانِيَة " مَنْ فَارَقَ الْجَمَاعَة " وَقَوْله " شِبْرًا " بِكَسْرِ الْمُعْجَمَة وَسُكُون الْمُوَحَ…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1849b

One who dislikes a thing done by his Amir should be patient over it, for anyone from the people who withdraws (his obedience) from the government, even to the extent of a handspan and died in that conditions, would die the death of one belonging to the days of jahilliyya.

مَنْ كَرِهَ مِنْ أَمِيرِهِ شَيْئًا فَلْيَصْبِرْ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ خَرَجَ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ شِبْرًا فَمَاتَ عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 2683

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْجَعْدُ أَبُو عُثْمَانَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو رَجَاءٍ الْعُطَارِدِيُّ يَرْوِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ يَرْوِيهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 671

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If a person notices in his ruler what he dislikes, he should show patience because he who departs from the (Muslim) community a cubit, dies like those who died in the Days of Ignorance." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ “من كره من أميره شيئاً فليصبر، فإنه من خرج من السلطان شبراً مات ميتة جاهلية” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If somebody sees his Muslim ruler doing something he disapproves of, he should be patient, for whoever becomes separate from the Muslim group even for a span and then dies, he will die as those who died in the Pre-lslamic period of ignorance (as rebellious sinners). (See…

مَنْ رَأَى مِنْ أَمِيرِهِ شَيْئًا فَكَرِهَهُ فَلْيَصْبِرْ، فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يُفَارِقُ الْجَمَاعَةَ شِبْرًا فَيَمُوتُ إِلاَّ مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً ‏"

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