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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 9133

وَعَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : " أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخِيَارِ عُمَّالِكُمْ وَشِرَارِهِمْ ؟ " قَالُوا : بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ : " خِيَارُهُمْ خِيَارُهُمْ لَكُمْ مَنْ تُحِبُّونَهُ وَيُحِبُّكُمْ وَتَدْعُونَ اللَّهَ لَهُمْ وَيَدْعُونَ اللَّهَ لَكُمْ ، وَشِرَارُهُمْ لَكُمْ مَنْ تُبْغِضُونَهُمْ وَيُبْغِضُونَكُمْ وَتَدْعُونَ اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيَدْعُونَ اللَّهَ عَلَيْكُمْ " . فَقَالُوا : أَلَا نُقَاتِلُهُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ : " لَا دَعُوهُمْ مَا صَامُوا وَصَلُّوا " .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْكَبِيرِ وَالْأَوْسَطِ بِنَحْوِهِ ، وَفِيهِ بَكْرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ، وَثَّقَهُ أَحْمَدُ الْعِجْلِيُّ ، وَضَعَّفَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَأَبُو زُرْعَةَ ، وَبَقِيَّةُ رِجَالِهِ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ .
Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you about your best rulers and your worst rulers?" The people said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of them are those who are best for you: those whom you love and who love you, for whom you pray to Allah Almighty and who pray to Allah Almighty for you. And the worst of them are those who are worst for you: those whom you hate and who hate you, against whom you pray to Allah Almighty and who pray to Allah Almighty against you." The people said: "O Messenger of Allah! Should we not fight them?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No. As long as they fast and pray, leave them as they are."
This narration has been recorded by Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and something similar in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains one narrator, Bakr bin Yunus, whom Ahmad al-Ijli declared thiqah (trustworthy), while Imam al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) and Abu Zur'ah declared him da'if (weak); the remaining narrators of this narration are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 9133
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