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Sahih Muslim 142d (Book 1, Hadith 273) #7538
The Responsibility of a Ruler

SUMMARY: A ruler who does not make efforts to improve the material and moral welfare of the Muslims will not enter Paradise with them.

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Malih that Ubaidullah b. Ziyad visited Ma'qil b. Yasar in his illness. Ma'qil said to him: I am narrating to you a hadith which I would have never narrated to you had I not been in death-bed. I heard Allah's apostle say: A ruler who has been entrusted with the affairs of the Muslims but he makes no endeavors ( for the material and moral uplift) and does not sincerely mean (their welfare) would not enter Paradise along with them.
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ، أَنَّ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ زِيَادٍ، عَادَ مَعْقِلَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَعْقِلٌ إِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكَ بِحَدِيثٍ لَوْلاَ أَنِّي فِي الْمَوْتِ لَمْ أُحَدِّثْكَ بِهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ مَا مِنْ أَمِيرٍ يَلِي أَمْرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ثُمَّ لاَ يَجْهَدُ لَهُمْ وَيَنْصَحُ إِلاَّ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ مَعَهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ

TOPICS
ruler  *  responsibility  *  upliftment  *  welfare  *  qaa  *  muminn  *  aml

QUICK LESSONS:
Make efforts for material and moral upliftment; Take care of your people; Strive to do good deeds; Be responsible; Be accountable; Show compassion; Be kind; Be selfless

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the responsibility of a ruler towards their people. It is narrated on the authority of Abu Malih that Ubaidullah b. Ziyad visited Ma'qil b. Yasar in his illness and Ma'qil said to him that he heard Allah's apostle say that a ruler who has been entrusted with the affairs of Muslims but does not make any efforts for their material and moral upliftment or does not sincerely mean their welfare would not enter Paradise along with them. This hadith emphasizes on how important it is for rulers to take care of their people and ensure they are provided with all necessary resources for their well-being as this will be taken into account when they are judged by Allah in the afterlife. It also teaches us that we should strive to do good deeds even if we are in positions of power as our actions will determine our fate in the hereafter.

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