صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الإمارةThe Book on Government
باب فَضِيلَةِ الإِمَامِ الْعَادِلِ وَعُقُوبَةِ الْجَائِرِ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَى الرِّفْقِ بِالرَّعِيَّةِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنْ إِدْخَالِ الْمَشَقَّةِ عَلَيْهِمْ:Chapter: The virtue of a just ruler and the punishment of a tyrant; Encouragement to treat those under one's authority with kindness and the prohibition against causing them hardship
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ ، أَنَّ عَائِذَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو ، وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، دَخَلَ عَلَى عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ ، فَقَالَ : أَيْ بُنَيَّ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " إِنَّ شَرَّ الرِّعَاءِ الْحُطَمَةُ ، فَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : اجْلِسْ ، فَإِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنْ نُخَالَةِ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : وَهَلْ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ نُخَالَةٌ ؟ ، إِنَّمَا كَانَتِ النُّخَالَةُ بَعْدَهُمْ وَفِي غَيْرِهِمْ " .
It has been narrated on the authority of Hasan that A'idh bin 'Amr who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called on 'Ubaidullah bin Ziyad and said (to him): O my son, I have heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The worst of guardians is the cruel ruler. Beware of being one of them. Ubaidullah said (to him out of arrogance): Sit you down. You are from the chaff of the Companions of Muhammad (ﷺ) . A'idh said: Was there worthless chaff among them? Such worthless chaff appeared after them and among other people.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Khatamah:
One who excessively breaks and destroys,
who deals with his subjects with harshness and severity instead of gentleness,
and makes them the target of oppression and injustice.
(2)
Nukhālah:
Chaff,
meaning someone who holds no rank or status among the Companions (Sahabah),
merely useless and inferior,
who has no standing whatsoever.
In this way, Ibn Ziyad adopted an extremely inappropriate and insolent manner towards them,
so they, with utmost dignity and composure, asked boldly,
whether
those people who were the most distinguished and beloved among all mankind, and were the leaders and guides of the entire Ummah,
who were role models and examples for those who came later,
could any of them be useless and insignificant?
"This type (of person) has arisen among those who came later,
so you should be concerned about yourself."
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Khatamah:
One who excessively breaks and destroys,
who deals with his subjects with harshness and severity instead of gentleness,
and makes them the target of oppression and injustice.
(2)
Nukhālah:
Chaff,
meaning someone who holds no rank or status among the Companions (Sahabah),
merely useless and inferior,
who has no standing whatsoever.
In this way, Ibn Ziyad adopted an extremely inappropriate and insolent manner towards them,
so they, with utmost dignity and composure, asked boldly,
whether
those people who were the most distinguished and beloved among all mankind, and were the leaders and guides of the entire Ummah,
who were role models and examples for those who came later,
could any of them be useless and insignificant?
"This type (of person) has arisen among those who came later,
so you should be concerned about yourself."
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4733
