The Book on Government
باب النَّاسُ تَبَعٌ لِقُرَيْشٍ وَالْخِلاَفَةُ فِي قُرَيْشٍ:
Chapter: The people follow the Quraish and the Caliphate belongs to the Quraish
2باب الاِسْتِخْلاَفِ وَتَرْكِهِ:
Chapter: Appointing a successor or not doing so
3باب النَّهْيِ عَنْ طَلَبِ الإِمَارَةِ وَالْحِرْصِ عَلَيْهَا:
Chapter: The prohibition of seeking or desiring a position of authority
4باب كَرَاهَةِ الإِمَارَةِ بِغَيْرِ ضَرُورَةٍ:
Chapter: It is disliked to be appointed to a position of authority unnecessarily
5باب 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
6باب غِلَظِ تَحْرِيمِ الْغُلُولِ:
Chapter: Emphatic prohibition against stealing from the spoils of war (Ghulul)
7باب تَحْرِيمِ هَدَايَا الْعُمَّالِ:
Chapter: The prohibition of giving gifts to agents
8باب 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
9باب اَلْإمَامُ جُنَّةُ يُّقَاتَلُ مِنْ وَّرَاثِهِ وَيُتَّقٰي بِهِ
Chapter: The ruler is a shield from behind whom they fight and by whom they are protected
10باب الْوَفَاءِ بِبَيْعَةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الأَوَّلِ فَالأَوَّلِ:
Chapter: The obligation of fulfilling oaths of allegiance is owed to the first of two Caliphs
11باب الأَمْرِ بِالصَّبْرِ عِنْدَ ظُلْمِ الْوُلاَةِ وَاسْتِئْثَارِهِمْ:
Chapter: The command to be patient in the face of oppressive rulers and their selfishness
12باب فِي طَاعَةِ الأُمَرَاءِ وَإِنْ مَنَعُوا الْحُقُوقَ:
Chapter: Obeying Rulers even if they withhold the people's rights
13باب الأَمْرِ بِلُزُومِ الْجَمَاعَةِ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ الْفِتَنِ وَتَحْذِيرِ الدُّعَاةِ إِلَى الْكُفْرِ:
Chapter: The obligation of staying with the Jama'ah (main body) of the muslims when Fitn (tribulations) appear, and in all circumstances. The prohibition of refusing to obey and on splitting away from the Jama'ah
14باب حُكْمِ مَنْ فَرَّقَ أَمْرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَهُوَ مُجْتَمِعٌ:
Chapter: The ruling on one who seeks to divide the muslims when they are united
15باب إِذَا بُويِعَ لِخَلِيفَتَيْنِ:
Chapter: When allegiance has been sworn to two caliphs
16باب وُجُوبِ الإِنْكَارِ عَلَى الأُمَرَاءِ فِيمَا يُخَالِفُ الشَّرْعَ وَتَرْكِ قِتَالِهِمْ مَا صَلَّوْا وَنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ:
Chapter: The obligation to denounce rulers for that in which they go against Shari'ah, but they should not be fought so long as they pray regularly, etc
17باب خِيَارِ الأَئِمَّةِ وَشِرَارِهِمْ:
Chapter: The best and worst of rulers
18باب اسْتِحْبَابِ مُبَايَعَةِ الإِمَامِ الْجَيْشَ عِنْدَ إِرَادَةِ الْقِتَالِ وَبَيَانِ بَيْعَةِ الرِّضْوَانِ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ:
Chapter: It is recommended for the army to swear allegiance to the ruler when intending to fight, and an account of Bay'at Ar-Ridwan beneath the tree
19باب تَحْرِيمِ رُجُوعِ الْمُهَاجِرِ إِلَى اسْتِيطَانِ وَطَنِهِ:
Chapter: The prohibition against a Muhajir returning to settle in his former homeland
20باب الْمُبَايَعَةِ بَعْدَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ وَالْجِهَادِ وَالْخَيْرِ وَبَيَانِ مَعْنَى: «لاَ هِجْرَةَ بَعْدَ الْفَتْحِ».
Chapter: Swearing Allegiance and Pledging to adhere to Islam, to engage in Jihad and to do Good, after the conquest of Makkah, and the meaning of the phrase: "There is No Hijrah (migration) after the Conquest."
21باب كَيْفِيَّةِ بَيْعَةِ النِّسَاءِ:
Chapter: How women gave their oath of allegiance
22باب الْبَيْعَةِ عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِيمَا اسْتَطَاعَ:
Chapter: Oath of allegiance pledging to hear and obey as much as possible
23باب بَيَانِ سِنِّ الْبُلُوغِ:
Chapter: The age of responsibility
24باب النَّهْيِ أَنْ يُسَافَرَ بِالْمُصْحَفِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْكُفَّارِ إِذَا خِيفَ وُقُوعُهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ:
Chapter: The prohibition of travelling with the Mushaf to the land of the disbelievers if there is the fear that it may fall into their hands.
25باب الْمُسَابَقَةِ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ وَتَضْمِيرِهَا:
Chapter: Horse Races and Training Horses for Racing
26باب فَضِيلَةِ الْخيْلِ وَأَنَّ الْخَيْرَ مَعْقُودٌ بِنَوَاصِيهَا
Chapter: The virtue of horses; "Goodness is tied to their Forelocks."
27باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنْ صِفَاتِ الْخَيْلِ:
Chapter: Disliked qualities in Horses
28باب فَضْلِ الْجِهَادِ وَالْخُرُوجِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ:
Chapter: The virtue of Jihad and going out (to fight) in the cause of Allah
29باب فَضْلِ الشَّهَادَةِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى:
Chapter: The virtue of Martyrdom in the cause of Allah
30باب فَضْلِ الْغَدْوَةِ وَالرَّوْحَةِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ:
Chapter: The virtue of going out in the morning or the evening in the cause of Allah
31باب بَيَانِ مَا أَعَدَّهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِلْمُجَاهِدِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِنَ الدَّرَجَاتِ:
Chapter: The High Positions that Allah has prepared for the Mujahid in Paradise
32باب مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كُفِّرَتْ خَطَايَاهُ إِلاَّ الدَّيْنَ:
Chapter: If a person is killed in the cause of Allah, all his sins will be expiated except debt
33باب فِي بَيَانِ أَنَّ أَرْوَاحَ الشُّهَدَاءِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَنَّهُمْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ:
Chapter: The souls of the martyrs are in Paradise, and they are alive with their Lord and they have provision
34باب فَضْلِ الْجِهَادِ وَالرِّبَاطِ:
Chapter: The virtue of Jihad and keeping watch over the frontier
35باب بَيَانِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ يَقْتُلُ أَحَدُهُمَا الآخَرَ يَدْخُلاَنِ الْجَنَّةَ:
Chapter: Two Men, one of whom kills the other, and both will enter Paradise
36باب مَنْ قَتَلَ كَافِرًا ثُمَّ سَدَّدَ:
Chapter: One who kills a disbeliever then keeps to the right path
37باب فَضْلِ الصَّدَقَةِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَتَضْعِيفِهَا:
Chapter: The virtue of Charity in the Cause of Allah, and its Manifold reward
38باب فَضْلِ إِعَانَةِ الْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِمَرْكُوبٍ وَغَيْرِهِ وَخِلاَفَتِهِ فِي أَهْلِهِ بِخَيْرٍ:
Chapter: The virtue of helping the warrior who is fighting in the cause of Allah with mounts etc., and looking after his family in his absence
39باب حُرْمَةِ نِسَاءِ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ وَإِثْمِ مَنْ خَانَهُمْ فِيهِنَّ:
Chapter: The sanctity of the wives of the Mujahidin, and the sin of the one who betrays them with regard to them
40باب سُقُوطِ فَرْضِ الْجِهَادِ عَنِ الْمَعْذُورِينَ:
Chapter: The duty of Jihad is waived for those who have excuses
41باب ثُبُوتِ الْجَنَّةِ لِلشَّهِيدِ:
Chapter: Affirmation of Paradise for the Martyr
42باب مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِتَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ:
Chapter: One who fights so that the word of Allah will be supreme is fighting in the cause of Allah
43باب مَنَ قَاتَلَ لِلرِّيَاءِ وَالسُّمْعَةِ اسْتَحَقَّ النَّارَ:
Chapter: One who fights to show off and gain a reputation deserves Hell
44باب بَيَانِ قَدْرِ ثَوَابِ مَنْ غَزَا فَغَنِمَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَغْنَمْ:
Chapter: The reward of those who fought and acquired spoils of war and those who did not acquire spoils of war
45باب قَوْلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّةِ». وَأَنَّهُ يَدْخُلُ فِيهِ الْغَزْوُ وَغَيْرُهُ مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ:
Chapter: The words of the prophets saws: "Deeds are but with intentions" which includes fighting and other deeds
46باب اسْتِحْبَابِ طَلَبِ الشَّهَادَةِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى:
Chapter: It is recommended to seek Martyrdom in the Cause of Allah, Exalted is He.
47باب ذَمِّ مَنْ مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَغْزُ وَلَمْ يُحَدِّثْ نَفْسَهُ بِالْغَزْوِ:
Chapter: Criticism of one who dies without having fought (in Jihad) or having thought of fighting
48باب ثَوَابِ مَنْ حَبَسَهُ عَنِ الْغَزْوِ مَرَضٌ أَوْ عُذْرٌ آخَرُ:
Chapter: The reward of one who is kept from fighting by sickness or any other excuse
49باب فَضْلِ الْغَزْوِ فِي الْبَحْرِ:
Chapter: The virtue of campaigning by sea
50باب فَضْلِ الرِّبَاطِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ:
Chapter: The virtue of guarding the frontier in the cause of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)
51باب بَيَانِ الشُّهَدَاءِ:
Chapter: About the Martyrs
52باب فَضْلِ الرَّمْيِ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَيْهِ وَذَمِّ مَنْ عَلِمَهُ ثُمَّ نَسِيَهُ:
Chapter: The virtue of Shooting and Encouragement to learn it, and criticism of the one who learns it and then forgets it
53باب قَوْلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لاَ تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ظَاهِرِينَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ لاَ يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ خَالَفَهُمْ»:
Chapter: The words of the prophet saws: "A Group of my Ummah will continue to Prevail on the basis of the Truth, and They will not be Harmed by those who oppose them."
54باب مُرَاعَاةِ مَصْلَحَةِ الدَّوَابِّ فِي السَّيْرِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ التَّعْرِيسِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ:
Chapter: Keeping animals' well being in mind when traveling, and the prohibition of halting in the road at the end of the night.
55باب السَّفَرِ قِطْعَةٌ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ وَاسْتِحْبَابِ تَعْجِيلِ الْمُسَافِرِ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ بَعْدَ قَضَاءِ شُغْلِهِ:
Chapter: Travel is a kind of torment, and it is recommended for the traveler to hasten back to his family after finishing his business
56باب كَرَاهَةِ الطُّرُوقِ وَهُوَ الدُّخُولُ لَيْلاً لِمَنْ وَرَدَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ:
Chapter: It is disliked to enter at night when coming home from a journey
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