´It was narrated from Amr bin Shuaib, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:` "No one tells the stories to the people (for the purpose of exhortation) except a ruler, one appointed by a ruler, or a show-off."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Narrating the incidents of the noble Prophets (alayhimus-salam) and the righteous predecessors (salaf salihin) to admonish and advise the public is an important responsibility.
➋ In an Islamic government, delivering the sermon (khutbah) is the right of the ruler. Appointing deputies (governors and local officials) in various cities is also his duty, so that they may provide religious guidance to the people in their respective places and also supervise and guide administrative affairs.
➌ The purpose of preaching without the permission of the legitimate leader (shar‘i amir) may be to display one’s own knowledge, which is ostentation (riya’).
➍ When an Islamic state is not established, every scholar is responsible for the religious guidance of the public. However, if a person ignorant of religious knowledge tries to become a public leader merely on the strength of his eloquence, it will become a cause for spreading misguidance.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3753
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Hadith Authentication:
It is authentic.
In the chain of transmission of Darimi [2782] and Ibn Majah [3753], there is a weak narrator, Abdullah bin Amir al-Aslami. However, Abdur Rahman bin Harmalah bin Amr al-Aslami (truthful, hasan in hadith, declared reliable by the majority) has provided complete corroboration for him, meaning he has narrated the same hadith through the chain of transmission of «عمرو بن شعيب سے عن ابيه عن جده». See: [مسند أحمد 178/2 وسنده حسن]
Therefore, this narration is sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to corroborating chains). For the jurisprudential implications of the hadith, see: [اضواء المصابيح حديث : 240، ابوداود : 3665]
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 241