صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الإمارةThe Book on Government
باب وُجُوبِ طَاعَةِ الأُمَرَاءِ فِي غَيْرِ مَعْصِيَةٍ وَتَحْرِيمِهَا فِي الْمَعْصِيَةِ:Chapter: The obligation of obeying leaders in matters that do not involve sin, but it is forbidden to obey them in sinful matters
وحَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ كلاهما ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ ، قَالَ سَعِيدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ السَّمَّانِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " عَلَيْكَ السَّمْعَ وَالطَّاعَةَ فِي عُسْرِكَ وَيُسْرِكَ ، وَمَنْشَطِكَ وَمَكْرَهِكَ وَأَثَرَةٍ عَلَيْكَ " .
It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: It is obligatory for you to listen to the ruler and obey him in adversity and prosperity, in pleasure and displeasure, and even when another person is given (rather undue) preference over you.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
‘Usr:
Hardship and difficulty.
(2)
Yusr:
Ease and facility.
(3)
Manshatika:
That which is a cause of your enthusiasm and happiness.
(4)
Makrah:
Aversion and dislike.
(5)
Atharah, Uthrah, Ithrah:
Preference and altruism.
Benefits and Issues:
It is established from this hadith that if the leader (amir) gives a command regarding a permissible matter, then it is obligatory to obey him in all circumstances. It should not be that if the matter is according to one’s own desire, or if it is easy and convenient, or if it is in one’s own interest, then it is accepted, but otherwise one resorts to procrastination or begins to oppose and raise objections to it.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
‘Usr:
Hardship and difficulty.
(2)
Yusr:
Ease and facility.
(3)
Manshatika:
That which is a cause of your enthusiasm and happiness.
(4)
Makrah:
Aversion and dislike.
(5)
Atharah, Uthrah, Ithrah:
Preference and altruism.
Benefits and Issues:
It is established from this hadith that if the leader (amir) gives a command regarding a permissible matter, then it is obligatory to obey him in all circumstances. It should not be that if the matter is according to one’s own desire, or if it is easy and convenient, or if it is in one’s own interest, then it is accepted, but otherwise one resorts to procrastination or begins to oppose and raise objections to it.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4754
