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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الجهادBook of Jihad
بَابُ لُزُوْمِ طَاعَةِ الْجَيْشِ لَا مِيْرِهِمْ مَا لَمْ يَأْمُرُهُمْ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ وَكَرَاهَةِ تَفَرُّقِهِمْ عِنْدَ النُّزُولِChapter on the Necessity of the Army's Obedience to Their Commander as Long as He Does Not Command Disobedience, and the Dislike of Their Dispersal When Encamped
Hadith 4933
اُردوEn
عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَكَانَ مِنْ رَهْطِهِ قَالَ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَرِيَّةً فَسَلَّحْتُ رَجُلًا سَيْفًا قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ قَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَ مَا لَامَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَعَجَزْتُمْ إِذْ بَعَثْتُ رَجُلًا فَلَمْ يَمْضِ لِأَمْرِي أَنْ تَجْعَلُوا مَكَانَهُ مَنْ يَمْضِي لِأَمْرِي
Bashar bin Asim Laithi narrates: It is reported from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), who was from the tribe of Bashar, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent out an army. I gave a man a sword. When he returned, he said: I have never seen the kind of reproach from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) as I saw this time. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If I send a man and he does not carry out my command, are you incapable of appointing in his place a man who will carry out my command?
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The summary of the verses and hadiths related to this chapter is that as long as there is no disobedience to the Shari‘ah, it is obligatory to obey the leader. According to Islamic teachings, the common Muslim has the right to point out the mistake of the caliph; there are examples from the golden era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. However, if the ruler is oppressive and can inflict severe punishment for pointing out his mistake, then one should act with prudence.
