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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الخلافة والإمارةThe Book of Caliphate and Leadership
البابُ الثَّالِثُ فِيمَا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ وَالْأَمِيرِ ، وَكُلٌ مَنْ وَلِيَ شَيْئًا مِنْ أُمُورِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْعَدْلِ فِي رَعِيَّة وَعَدَمِ الظُّلْمِ وَالْجَوْرِ، وَأَنَّهُ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ ذلكThe Third Chapter Regarding What Is Obligatory Upon the Imam, the Leader, and Everyone Who Is Given Authority Over the Affairs of the People: Justice with the Subjects, Avoiding Oppression and Injustice, and That He Is Responsible for That
Hadith 12047
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ مَا يَأْتِي عَلَيْنَا أَمِيرٌ إِلَّا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ مِنَ الْمَاضِي وَلَا عَامٌ إِلَّا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ مِنَ الْمَاضِي قَالَ لَوْلَا شَيْءٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَقُلْتُ مِثْلَ مَا يَقُولُ وَلَكِنْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ ”إِنَّ مِنْ أُمَرَائِكُمْ أَمِيرًا يَحْثِي الْمَالَ حَثْيًا وَلَا يَعُدُّهُ عَدًّا يَأْتِيهِ الرَّجُلُ فَيَسْأَلُهُ فَيَقُولُ خُذْ فَيَبْسُطُ الرَّجُلُ ثَوْبَهُ فَيَحْثِي فِيهِ“ وَبَسَطَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِلْحَفَةً غَلِيظَةً كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ يَحْكِي صَنِيعَ الرَّجُلِ ثُمَّ جَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ أَكْنَافَهَا قَالَ ”فَيَأْخُذُهُ ثُمَّ يَنْطَلِقُ“
Abu al-Wadaak says: I said: Every ruler who comes over us is worse than the previous one, and every coming year is worse than the last. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If I had not heard a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I would have said the same. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: A ruler will come over you who will distribute wealth abundantly, without even counting it. Whoever comes to him and asks, he will say: Take it away. So that person will spread out his cloth and fill it up and take it away. At that time, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had a thick sheet over him; he spread it out and demonstrated how that person would fill it, then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) held the edges of the sheet and showed it. And he said: He will take away the sheet filled with wealth like this.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … See Hadith number (12045). This prophecy of the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam pertains to a specific era; otherwise, as a general historical rule, with each succeeding ruler and era, goodness continued to diminish.
