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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الخلافة والإمارة
Book of the Caliphate and Leadership
بَابُ كَرَاهِيَةِ الإمارة لِمَنْ لَمْ يقدر عَلَيْهَا
Chapter: The disapproval of leadership for one who is not capable of it
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 2097 — The disapproval of leadership for one
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وَقَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ : حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ - هُوَ ابْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ - ثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ ، عَنْ عُمَيْرِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ الْمِقْدَادَ بْنَ الْأَسْوَدِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بَعْثًا ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ قَالَ : كَيْفَ وَجَدْتَ بَعْثَكَ ؟ قَالَ : مَا زِلْتُ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ مَنْ مَعِي خَوَلٌ لِي ، فَايْمُ اللهِ لَا أَعْمَلُ عَلَى رَجُلَيْنِ مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّا .
It is narrated from Umayr bin Ishaq (may Allah have mercy on him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna al-Miqdad bin al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) as the commander of an expedition. When he returned, he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "How did you find your expedition and your command?" He said: "I remained in that state until I began to think that those who were with me were my khawal (servants and slaves). So, by Allah, as long as I live I will never accept command over even two men."
The chain of this hadith is jayyid (good), and Imam Musaddad narrated it in his Musnad.
The chain of this hadith is jayyid (good), and Imam Musaddad narrated it in his Musnad.
