اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Lu'lu' wal-Marjan
كتاب الإمارةBook of Leadership
باب وجوب طاعة الأمراء في غير معصية وتحريمها في المعصية
Obligation to obey rulers in non-sin, and prohibition in sin
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Hadith 1203
1203 صحيح حديث ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ (أَطِيعُوا اللهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولى الأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ) ، قَالَ: نَزَلَتْ فِي عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ حُذَافَةَ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، إِذْ بَعَثَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ
Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that the verse, "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger (ﷺ) and those in authority among you." (An-Nisa: 50) was revealed regarding Abdullah bin Hudhafah bin Qais bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him). When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent him as a commander on an expedition.
Hadith 1204
1204 صحيح حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ: مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللهَ وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَقَدْ عَصى اللهَ، وَمَنْ أَطَاعَ أَمِيرِي فَقَد أَطَاعِني، وَمَنْ عَصى أَمِيرِي فَقَدْ عَصَانِي
Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever obeys me has obeyed Allah, and whoever disobeys me has disobeyed Allah. And whoever obeys the leader appointed by me has obeyed me, and whoever disobeys my appointed leader has disobeyed me. (But if the leader's command is against the Qur'an and Hadith, then it should be abandoned and the Qur'an and Hadith should be followed.)
Hadith 1205
1205 صحيح حديث عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ: السَّمْعُ وَالطَّاعَةُ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ الْمُسْلِمِ فِيمَا أَحَبَّ وَكَرِهَ، مَا لَمْ يُؤْمَرْ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ؛ فَإِذَا أُمِرَ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ فَلاَ سَمْعَ وَلاَ طَاعَةَ
Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is obligatory for a Muslim to listen to and obey the leader, in matters that he likes and also in matters that he dislikes, as long as he is not commanded to commit a sin. But when he is commanded to commit a sin, then listening and obeying are no longer required.
Hadith 1206
1206 صحيح حديث عَلِيٍّ رضي الله عنه، قَالَ: بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَرِيَّةً وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يُطِيعُوهُ فَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَقَالَ: أَلَيْسَ قَدْ أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ تُطِيعُونِي قَالُوا: بَلَى قَالَ: عَزَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَمَا جَمَعْتُمْ حَطَبًا وَأَوْقَدْتُمْ نَارًا ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُمْ فِيهَا فَجَمَعُوا حَطَبًا، فَأَوْقَدُوا فَلَمَّا هَمُّوا بِالدُّخُولِ، فَقَامَ يَنْظُرُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلى بَعْضٍ، قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: إِنَّمَا تَبِعْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِرَارًا مِنَ النَّارِ، أَفَنَدْخُلُهَا فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذلِكَ إِذْ خَمَدَتِ النَّارُ، وَسَكَنَ غَضَبُهُ فَذُكِرَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ: لَوْ دَخَلُوهَا مَا خَرَجُوا مِنْهَا أَبَدًا، إِنَّمَا الطَّاعَةُ فِي الْمَعْرُوف
Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a detachment and appointed a man from the Ansar as their leader, and ordered the people to obey him. Then the leader became angry with the people and said, "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not order you to obey me?" The people replied, "Indeed, he did." Upon this, he said, "I order you to gather wood and light a fire with it, and then jump into it." The people gathered wood and lit the fire. When they were about to jump in, they began to look at one another, and some among them said, "We followed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only to save ourselves from the fire. Should we then enter it ourselves?" Meanwhile, the fire cooled down and the leader's anger subsided. Later, when this was mentioned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said, "If they had jumped into it, they would never have come out of it. Obedience is only in good matters."
Hadith 1207
1207 صحيح حديث عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ جُنَادةَ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ، قَالَ: دَخَلْنَا عَلَى عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ وَهُوَ مَرِيضٌ، قُلْنَا: أَصْلَحَكَ اللهُ، حَدِّثْ بِحَدِيثٍ يَنْفَعُكَ اللهُ بِهِ، سَمِعْتَهُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: دَعَانَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَبَايَعْنَاهُ، فَقَالَ فِيمَا أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا، أَنْ بَايَعَنَا عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِي مَنْشَطِنَا وَمَكْرَهِنَا وَعُسْرِنَا وَيُسْرِنَا وَأُثْرَةٍ عَلَيْنَا، وَأَنْ لاَ نُنَازِعَ الأَمْرَ أَهْلَهُ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَرَوْا كُفْرًا بَوَاحًا عِنْدَكُمْ مِنَ اللهِ فِيهِ بُرْهَانٌ
Junadah bin Abi Umayyah says that we went to Hazrat Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him), he was ill. We said: May Allah grant you health, please narrate a hadith from which Allah may benefit you. (He narrated that) I heard from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) on the night of Aqabah, that he called us and we pledged allegiance to him. Among the things that the Prophet (peace be upon him) took a covenant from us was that we would obey and follow in happiness and displeasure, in hardship and ease, and even when our rights are denied, and also that we would not dispute with the rulers regarding authority unless we see open disbelief from them; if they commit open disbelief, then you will have a proof with Allah.
