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Riyad as-SalihinThe Book of Miscellany

Riyad as-Salihin 671

Chapter: Obligation of Obedience to the Ruler in what is Lawful and Prohibition of Obeying them in what is Unlawful

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

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

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)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

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].

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 7053), Muslim (No. 1849b) and Ahmad (No. 2683). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 671).

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

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).

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

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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 ‏"

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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…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 7143

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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