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اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Lu'lu' wal-Marjan
كتاب الإمارةBook of Leadership
باب النهي عن طلب الإمارة والحرص عليهاProhibition of seeking or desiring leadership
Hadith 1198
اُردوEn
1198 صحيح حديث أَبِي مُوسى وَمُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ أَبُو مُوسى: أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَمَعِي رَجُلاَنِ مِنَ الأَشْعَرِيِّينَ، أَحَدُهُمَا عَنْ يَمِينِي وَالآخَرُ عَنْ يَسَارِي، وَرَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَاكُ فَكِلاَهُمَا سَأَلَ، فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا مُوسى أَوْ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ قَالَ، قُلْتُ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَك بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَطْلَعَانِي عَلَى مَا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمَا، وَمَا شَعَرْتُ أَنَّهُمَا يَطْلُبَانِ الْعَمَلَ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى سِوَاكِهِ تَحْتَ شَفَتِهِ قَلَصَتْ فَقَالَ: لَنْ أَوْ لاَ نَسْتَعْمِلُ عَلَى عَمَلِنَا مَنْ أَرَادَهُ، وَلكِنِ اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا مُوسى أَوْ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ إلَى الْيَمَنِ ثُمَّ اتَّبَعَهُ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ أَلْقَى لَهُ وِسَادَةً، قَالَ: انْزِلْ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ عِنْدَهُ مُوثَقٌ قَالَ: مَا هذَا قَالَ: كَانَ يَهُودِيًّا فَأَسْلَمَ ثُمَّ تَهَوَّدَ قَالَ: اجْلِسْ قَالَ: لاَ أَجْلِسُ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ، قَضَاءُ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُتِلَ ثُمَّ تَذَاكَرَا قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا: أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقُومُ وَأَنَامُ، وَأَرْجُو فِي نَوْمَتِي مَا أَرْجُو فِي قَوْمَتِي
Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and with me were two men from the Ash'ari tribe. One was on my right side and the other on my left. At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was using a miswak. Both of them requested the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for service, meaning for government and position. The Prophet said: "Abu Musa or Abdullah bin Qais!" (the narrator is in doubt). I immediately said: "O Messenger of Allah! By the Lord who has sent you as a true Prophet, they did not tell me what was in their hearts, nor did I know that these two persons wanted service." Hazrat Abu Musa says: "As I am seeing your miswak at this moment, it was raised under your lip." The Prophet said: "Whoever asks us for service, we do not give him service. But Abu Musa or Abdullah bin Qais! You go to Yemen as governor." (So Abu Musa departed.) After that, the Prophet also sent Mu'adh bin Jabal after him. When Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) reached Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) in Yemen, Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) spread a mattress for him to sit on and said: "Dismount and sit on the mattress." At that time, there was a man with them whose hands were tied. Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Who is this man?" He said: "He was a Jew, then he became a Muslim, and now he has become a Jew again." And Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him): "If you dismount and sit..." He said: "I will not sit until, according to the command of Allah and His Messenger, he is killed." He said this three times. Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered, and he was killed. Then Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) sat down. Then both of them discussed the night prayer (Tahajjud). Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I worship at night and I also sleep, and I hope that I will get the same reward for sleeping as I get for praying and worshipping."
