مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الإمارة والقضاءThe Book of Leadership and Judiciary
(ذِكْرُ قَوْلِ الحَقِّ أَمَامَ المَلِكِ الجَائِرِ)
(Speaking the truth before a tyrant king)
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Hadith 3705
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَفْضَلُ الْجِهَادِ مَنْ قَالَ كَلِمَةَ حَقٍّ عِنْدَ سُلْطَانٍ جَائِرٍ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُد وَابْن مَاجَه
He reported God’s Messenger as saying, “The most excellent jihad is when one speaks a true word in the presence of a tyrannical ruler.” Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
