Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever honours the authority of Allah in this world, Allah Almighty will honour him on the Day of Resurrection; and whoever disgraces the authority appointed by Allah in this world, Allah Almighty will disgrace him on the Day of Resurrection." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say:
Al-Tirmidhi recorded it, but he recorded only the part about disgracing from it, not the part about honouring.
Ahmad recorded it, and al-Tabarani recorded it in abridged form; at its beginning he recorded the words: "The ruler is the shade of Allah on earth." The narrators of Ahmad are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 9085
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