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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الخلافة والإمارة
Book of the Caliphate and Leadership
بَابُ فَضْلِ الْإِمَامِ العادل وذم الجائر
Chapter: The virtue of the just ruler and condemnation of the tyrant
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 2154 — The virtue of the just ruler
اُردوEn
وَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : هَدَايَا الْعُمَّالِ حَرَامٌ كُلُّهَا .
It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Gifts to officials (hadaya al-'ummal) (gifts given to officials and state agents) are all of them unlawful."
Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) recorded this hadith in his Musnad. This prophetic saying shows that a gift received because of a public office or responsibility falls, in Islamic law, under the ruling of embezzlement and breach of trust.
Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) recorded this hadith in his Musnad. This prophetic saying shows that a gift received because of a public office or responsibility falls, in Islamic law, under the ruling of embezzlement and breach of trust.
