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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
تابع مسند أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه
Continuation of the Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)
تَابِعُ مُسْنَدِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
Continuation of the Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)
Musnad Abi Ya'la 6341 — the Prophet ﷺ said: The imam is only a shield
وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ : إِنَّمَا الْإِمَامُ جُنَّةٌ يُقَاتَلُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ ، فَإِنْ هُوَ اتَّقَى وَعَدَلَ كَانَ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ أَجْرٌ ، وَإِنْ أَمَرَ بِغَيْرِهِ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهِ مِنْهُ ، وَإِنَّمَا الْإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The imam is only a shield, behind which fighting is done. So if he adopts the fear of Allah Almighty (taqwa) and acts with justice, he has a reward for that; and if he commands something other than that, its burden is upon him. And in fact the imam is appointed only so that he may be followed."
