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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2266 (Book 33, Hadith 109) #27899
The Importance of Good Leadership and Generosity

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of having good leaders, generous wealthy people and collective decision making in a society.

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said: "When your leaders are the best of you, the richest are the most generous among you, and your affairs are consulted among you, then the surface of the earth is better for you than its belly. And when your leaders are the worst of you, the richest are the stingiest among you, and your affairs are referred to your women, then the belly of the earth is better for you than its surface".
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَشْقَرُ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَهَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا صَالِحٌ الْمُرِّيُّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِذَا كَانَ أُمَرَاؤُكُمْ خِيَارَكُمْ وَأَغْنِيَاؤُكُمْ سُمَحَاءَكُمْ وَأُمُورُكُمْ شُورَى بَيْنَكُمْ فَظَهْرُ الأَرْضِ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ بَطْنِهَا وَإِذَا كَانَ أُمَرَاؤُكُمْ شِرَارَكُمْ وَأَغْنِيَاؤُكُمْ بُخَلاَءَكُمْ وَأُمُورُكُمْ إِلَى نِسَائِكُمْ فَبَطْنُ الأَرْضِ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ ظَهْرِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ صَالِحٍ الْمُرِّيِّ ‏.‏ وَصَالِحٌ الْمُرِّيُّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ غَرَائِبُ يَنْفَرِدُ بِهَا لاَ يُتَابَعُ عَلَيْهَا وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ

TOPICS
leadership  *  generosity  *  making  *  society  *  imaarah  *  khayraat  *  shurah

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for justice , fairness & equality ; Be generous ; Consult with others before taking any action .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith by Prophet Muhammad(s.a.w) emphasizes the importance of having good leaders, generous wealthy people and collective decision making in a society. It highlights that when these three conditions are met, then it will be beneficial for everyone in the society as it will bring peace and prosperity to all its members. On the other hand, if these conditions are not met then it can lead to chaos and destruction within the society. This hadith also teaches us that we should strive to have good leadership which is based on justice, fairness and equality; generosity among those who are well off; as well as collective decision making which takes into account everyone's opinion before any action is taken. All these values help create an environment where everyone can live peacefully with each other without any fear or discrimination based on social status or wealth.

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