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Al-Fath al-Rabbani
كِتَابُ الْخُلَافَةِ وَالْإِمَارَةِ
The Book of Caliphate and Leadership
الْفَضْلُ الثَّانِي فِي إِمَارَةِ السُّفَهَاءِ نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ
The Second Virtue Regarding the Rule of the Foolish—We Seek Refuge with Allah from Them
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Hadith Number: 12085
وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ”سيكون امراء بعدي يقولون ما لا يفعلون ويفعلون ما لا يؤمرون“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: After me, soon there will come rulers who will say such things upon which they themselves will not act, and whatever they do, they will not be commanded to do so.


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حكم: اسناده قوي اخرجه ابن حبان: 177
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Hadith Number: 12086
حدثنا الاسود بن عامر وابو المنذر إسماعيل بن عمر قالا ثنا كامل قال ثنا ابو صالح عن ابي هريرة قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ”لا تذهب الدنيا حتى تصير للكع“ قال إسماعيل بن عمر حتى تصير للكع بن لكع وقال ابن ابي بكير للكيع بن لكيع وقال اسود يعني اللئيم بن اللئيم
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The world will not come to an end until it comes into the possession of a contemptible person. Isma'il bin 'Umar and Ibn Bukair said: Until it comes into the possession of a contemptible son of a contemptible person. The narrator Aswad explained its meaning as: by this is meant an evil person who is the son of an evil person.


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حكم: حسن لغيره
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Hadith Number: 12087
وعن ابي بردة بن نيار رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم مثله
Sayyiduna Abu Burdah bin Niyaz (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).


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حكم: اسناده حسن
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Hadith Number: 12088
عن شريح بن عبيد عن جبير بن نفير وعمرو بن الاسود عن المقداد بن الاسود وابي امامة قالا إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قال ”إن الامير إذا ابتغى الريبة في الناس افسدهم“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdad bin Aswad and Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a ruler starts searching for the faults of the people, he corrupts them.


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حكم: حديث حسن
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Hadith Number: 12089
وعن قيس بن سعد بن سعد بن عبادة قال إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قال ”من شدد سلطانه بمعصية الله اوهن الله كيده يوم القيامة“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Qais bin Sa'd bin 'Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever strengthens his ruler by disobeying Allah, Allah Almighty will weaken and thwart his schemes on the Day of Resurrection.


تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: اسناده ضعيف لضعف عبد الله بن لھيعة
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Hadith Number: 12090
وعن ابي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ”إذا بلغ بنو آل فلان ثلاثين رجلا اتخذوا مال الله دولا ودين الله دخلا وعباد الله خولا“
It is narrated from Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the offspring of such-and-such a man reach thirty, these people will exchange Allah's wealth among themselves, will find faults and deficiencies in the religion of Allah, and will enslave the servants of Allah.


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حكم: صحيح
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Hadith Number: 12091
عن داود بن ابي صالح قال اقبل مروان يوما فوجد رجلا واضعا وجهه على القبر فقال اتدري ما تصنع فاقبل عليه فإذا هو ابو ايوب رضي الله عنه فقال نعم جئت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ولم آت الحجر سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يقول ”لا تبكوا على الدين إذا وليه اهله ولكن ابكوا عليه إذا وليه غير اهله“
Dawud bin Abi Salih says that one day Marwan came and saw a man who had placed his face upon the grave. Marwan said: Do you know what you are doing? When he turned towards him, he saw that it was Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub. So he said: Yes, I know. I have come to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, not to a stone. I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: When the heirs and inheritors of the religion are worthy and deserving people, then do not weep for the religion. However, weep for the religion when unworthy people become its heirs and owners.


تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: اسناده ضعيف لجھالة داود بن ابي صالح
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Hadith Number: 12092
حدثنا عبد الرحمن بن مهدي حدثنا جرير بن حازم قال سمعت الحسن يقول ويزيد بن هارون اخبرنا جرير بن حازم حدثنا الحسن قال دخل عائذ بن عمرو قال يزيد وكان من صالحي اصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم على عبيد الله بن زياد فقال إني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يقول ”شر الرعاء الحطمة“ قال عبد الرحمن فاظنه قال إياك ان تكون منهم ولم يشك يزيد فقال اجلس إنما انت من نخالة اصحاب محمد صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قال وهل كانت لهم او فيهم نخالة إنما كانت النخالة بعدهم وفي غيرهم
Hasan says that Sayyiduna ‘Aiz bin ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), who was among the righteous Companions, went to ‘Ubaydullah bin Ziyad, and he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The worst rulers will be those who oppress the people, so beware of being among them. Ibn Ziyad replied: Sit down, you are among the lesser Companions, like the siftings of flour. He said: There was no one lesser among the Companions; this inferiority is found among those who came after and among the non-Companions.


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حكم: اخرجه مسلم: 1830
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