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
Hadith 1837
وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَرَّادٍ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّ خَلِيلِي أَوْصَانِي أَنْ أَسْمَعَ وَأُطِيعَ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ عَبْدًا مُجَدَّعَ الْأَطْرَافِ " ،
It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr (RA) who said: My friend (i. e. the Holy Prophet) advised me to listen (to the man in position of authority) and obey (him) even if he were a slave maimed (and disabled).
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وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ ، أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ جَمِيعًا ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ ، وَقَالَا : فِي الْحَدِيثِ عَبْدًا حَبَشِيًّا مُجَدَّعَ الْأَطْرَافِ ،
In another version of the tradition, we have the wording:" An Abyssinian slave maimed and disabled."
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وحَدَّثَنَاه عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ كَمَا ، قَالَ ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ : عَبْدًا مُجَدَّعَ الْأَطْرَافِ .
Abu 'Imran narrated this hadith with a slight change of wording.
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
مُجَدَّعَ الأَطْرَاف:
One whose limbs have been cut off,
The intended meaning is that even if a lowly and unattractive slave is the ruler and gives a correct command, obedience to him is also obligatory.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
مُجَدَّعَ الأَطْرَاف:
One whose limbs have been cut off,
The intended meaning is that even if a lowly and unattractive slave is the ruler and gives a correct command, obedience to him is also obligatory.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4755
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Obedience to the Muslim ruler is obligatory.
➋ In an Islamic government, positions are given on the basis of merit and capability, not on the basis of race, lineage, or outward beauty.
➌ It is the duty of rulers to conduct the administration of the Islamic state according to the commands of the Shari‘ah; otherwise, if a command is contrary to the Shari‘ah, it can be refused, and this will not be considered rebellion.
➍ The scholar (‘alim) should be respected.
➎ Respect for the scholar also includes that, in his presence, a scholar of lesser rank should not lead the prayer.
➏ With the permission of the scholar, a person of lesser rank may also lead the prayer.
➐ The ruler, by virtue of his office, has the right to lead the prayer as imam.
➑ It is very important to maintain collective discipline among Muslims.
➊ Obedience to the Muslim ruler is obligatory.
➋ In an Islamic government, positions are given on the basis of merit and capability, not on the basis of race, lineage, or outward beauty.
➌ It is the duty of rulers to conduct the administration of the Islamic state according to the commands of the Shari‘ah; otherwise, if a command is contrary to the Shari‘ah, it can be refused, and this will not be considered rebellion.
➍ The scholar (‘alim) should be respected.
➎ Respect for the scholar also includes that, in his presence, a scholar of lesser rank should not lead the prayer.
➏ With the permission of the scholar, a person of lesser rank may also lead the prayer.
➐ The ruler, by virtue of his office, has the right to lead the prayer as imam.
➑ It is very important to maintain collective discipline among Muslims.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2862
