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مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد
Majma' al-Zawa'id
كتاب الخلافة
Book of the Caliphate
بَابُ الْكَلَامِ بِالْحَقِّ عِنْدَ الْأَئِمَّةِ .
Speaking the truth before rulers
Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 9165
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وَعَنْ عُمَرَ اللَّيْثِيِّ قَالَ : كَانَ فِي نَفْسِي مَسْأَلَةٌ قَدْ أَحْزَنَتْنِي لَمْ أَسْأَلْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَنْهَا ، وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْ أَحَدًا يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْهَا ، فَكُنْتُ أَتَحَيَّنُهُ ، فَدَخَلْتُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَهُوَ يَتَوَضَّأُ ، فَوَافَقْتُهُ عَلَى حَالَتَيْنِ كُنْتُ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أُوَافِقَهُ عَلَيْهِمَا ، وَجَدْتُهُ فَارِغًا طَيِّبَ النَّفْسِ فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ائْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ ؟ قَالَ : " سَلْ عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ " . قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْإِيمَانُ ؟ قَالَ : " الصَّبْرُ وَالسَّمَاحَةُ " قُلْتُ : فَأَيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَفْضَلُهُمْ إِيمَانًا ؟ قَالَ : " أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقًا " . قُلْتُ : فَأَيُّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَفْضَلُهُمْ إِسْلَامًا ؟ قَالَ : " مَنْ سَلِمَ النَّاسُ مِنْ يَدِهِ وَلِسَانِهِ " . قُلْتُ : فَأَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ ؟ فَطَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ فَصَمَتَ طَوِيلًا حَتَّى خِفْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ قَدْ شَقَقْتُ عَلَيْهِ ، وَتَمَنَّيْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ سَأَلْتُهُ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ بِالْأَمْسِ : " إِنَّ أَعْظَمَ النَّاسِ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ جُرْمًا لَمَنْ سَأَلَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ لَمْ يُحَرَّمْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَحُرِّمَ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَسْأَلَتِهِ " . فَقُلْتُ : أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ غَضَبِ اللَّهِ وَغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ : " كَيْفَ قُلْتَ ؟ " . قُلْتُ : أَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ ؟ قَالَ : " كَلِمَةُ عَدْلٍ عِنْدَ إِمَامٍ جَائِرٍ " .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَفِيهِ بَكْرُ بْنُ خُنَيْسٍ ، وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ .
قُلْتُ : وَتَأْتِي أَحَادِيثُ مِنْ نَحْوِ هَذَا فِي إِنْكَارِ الْمُنْكَرِ فِي الْفِتَنِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَفِيهِ بَكْرُ بْنُ خُنَيْسٍ ، وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ .
قُلْتُ : وَتَأْتِي أَحَادِيثُ مِنْ نَحْوِ هَذَا فِي إِنْكَارِ الْمُنْكَرِ فِي الْفِتَنِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ .
Sayyiduna Umar al-Laythi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: There was a question on my mind which had saddened me, because I had not asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, nor had I heard anyone asking the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it. I was looking for a suitable opportunity. One day I came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was performing ablution. I found him in a situation, in two respects, that I had wished to find him in: I found that he was free and in a pleasant mood. I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Permit me to ask you a question." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ask whatever seems fit to you!" I said: "O Messenger of Allah! What is faith (iman)?" The Prophet said: "Patience and gentleness." I asked: "Among the believers, who is most excellent in faith?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one whose character is best." I asked: "Among the Muslims, who is most excellent in Islam?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one from whose hand and tongue people are safe." I asked: "Which jihad is most excellent?" He lowered his head and remained silent for quite a while, until I feared that perhaps I had displeased him (peace and blessings be upon him), and I wished that I had not asked him, for before that I had heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "The greatest sinner among the Muslims is the one who asks about something that was not forbidden to them, and because of his asking that thing becomes forbidden." So I said: "I seek refuge in Allah from the wrath of Allah Almighty and the wrath of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)." Then the Prophet raised his head and said: "What did you say?" I said: "Which jihad is most excellent?" The Prophet said: "Speaking a word of justice (that is, truth) before an oppressive ruler."
This narration has been recorded by Imam al-Tabarani. Its chain contains one narrator, Bakr bin Khunays, and he is da'if (weak). (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: some hadiths of this kind will come in the chapter on trials (fitan), in the chapter on condemning wrongdoing, if Allah wills.
This narration has been recorded by Imam al-Tabarani. Its chain contains one narrator, Bakr bin Khunays, and he is da'if (weak). (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: some hadiths of this kind will come in the chapter on trials (fitan), in the chapter on condemning wrongdoing, if Allah wills.
