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Sahih Muslim 1846a

The latter said: Salamah ibn Yazid al-juafi asked the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam): Prophet of Allah, what do you think if we have rulers who rule over us and demand that we…

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ

قَالَ سَأَلَ سَلَمَةُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْجُعْفِيُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَامَتْ عَلَيْنَا أُمَرَاءُ يَسْأَلُونَا حَقَّهُمْ وَيَمْنَعُونَا حَقَّنَا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ أَوْ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ فَجَذَبَهُ الأَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ وَقَالَ: «اسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَا حُمِّلُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ مَا حُمِّلْتُمْ»

The latter said: Salamah ibn Yazid al-juafi asked the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam): Prophet of Allah, what do you think if we have rulers who rule over us and demand that we discharge our obligations towards them, but they (themselves) do not discharge their own responsibilities towards us? What do you order us to do?

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) avoided giving any answer. Salamah asked him again. He (again) avoided giving any answer. Then he asked again-it was the second time or the third time-when Ashath ibn Qais (finding that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was unnecessarily being pressed for answer) pulled him aside and said: Listen to them and obey them, for on them shall he their burden and on you shall be your burden.

হারমালাহ ইবনু ইয়াহইয়া, ইউনুস ইবনু আবদুল আ'লা (রহঃ) ..... উভয়ে ইবনু শিহাব (রহঃ) থেকে একই সানাদ সূত্রে হাদীসটি বর্ণনা করেছেন। তিনি বলেছেন, যেমন তিনি (আল্লাহ) শুনে থাকেন সুস্পষ্ট স্বরে কুরআন তিলাওয়াতকারী নবীর তিলাওয়াত। (ইসলামী ফাউন্ডেশন ১৭১৬, ইসলামীক সেন্টার)

یونس اور عمر ( بن حارث ) دونوں نے ابن شہاب سے اسی سند کے ساتھ یہ روایت کی اس میں ) ما اذن لنبي کے بجا ئے ) كما ياذن لنبي ( جس طرح ایک نبی کے لیے کان دھرتا ہے جو خوش الحانی سے قراءت کررہا ہو ۔ ) کے الفاظ ہیں

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Amru An Naqid] dan [Zuhair bin Harb] keduanya berkata, telah menceritakan kepada kami [Sufyan bin Uyainah] dari [Az Zuhri] dari [Abu Salamah] dari [Abu Hurairah] hingga sampai kepada Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, beliau bersabda: "Allah tidak menaruh perhatian terhadap sesuatu, seperti perhatiannya terhadap Nabi yang melagukan Al Qur`an dengan suara yang indah."

Dan telah menceritakan kepadaku [Harmalah bin Yahya] telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Ibnu Wahb] telah mengabarkan kepadaku [Yunus] -dalam jalur lain- Dan telah menceritakan kepadaku [Yunus bin Abdul A'la] telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Ibnu Wahb] telah mengabarkan kepadaku [Amru] keduanya dari [Ibnu Syihab] dengan isnad ini. Ia mengatakan; "Sebagaimana perhatianNya terhadap Nabi saat melagukan Al Qur`an

{….} Bana, Harmeletü'bnü Yahya rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize İbni Vehb haber verdi. (Dediki): Bana Yûnus haber verdi. H. Bana, Yûnus b. Abdil'a'lâ da rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize, İbni Vehb haber verdi. (Dediki): Bana, Amr haber verdi. Bunların ikisi de İbni Şihâb'dan bu isnâdla rivayet etmişlerdir. (Burada) Resûlullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) : «Kur'an'ı tegannî eden bir Nebie ihsanda bulunduğu gibi.» buyurmuşdur

Sahih Muslim 1846a, Book 33, The Book on Government, Hadith 79. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the rulers who demand their right from people, i.e., to listen and obey and withhold the right that is due to them, namely fulfilling justice, giving the spoils of war, redressing and settling grievances. What do you command us to do with them? The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from him as if he disliked these kinds of questions.

However, the questioner repeated his question for the second and third time; thereupon, Al-Ash‘ath ibn Qays (may Allah be pleased with him) pulled the questioner to silence him. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) answered by saying: Listen to what they say and obey their command, as they are only responsible for their duty and for what is entrusted to them of fulfilling justice and giving the subjects their rights, and you are responsible for your duty of obedience, fulfilling rights, and enduring misfortunes patiently.

What it teaches

  • The command to listen to and obey the rulers in all cases when it comes to what pleases Allah Almighty, even if they do not fulfill the subjects' rights.
  • The rulers' negligence in carrying out their duty does not justify the people's negligence in fulfilling their duties in return, as everyone is responsible for his deeds and will be held accountable for his negligence.
  • Religion is not built on bartering; rather, it is built on the commitment to obligations, even if others in return prove negligent in meeting their duties, as mentioned in this Hadīth.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn al-MuthannaTold us, Fourth generation, died 252 AH
  3. 3Muhammad ibn Bashshar, BundarWith, Fourth generation, died 252 AH
  4. 4Muhammad ibn Jafar, GhundarTold us, Third generation, died 192 AH
  5. 5Shubah ibn al-HajjajTold us, Third generation, died 160 AH
  6. 6Simak ibn HarbFrom, Successor, died 123 AH
  7. 7Alqamah ibn WailFrom, Successor, died 91 AH
  8. 8Wail ibn HujrFrom, Companion, died 44 AH

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