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Musnad Ahmad 21 (Book 1, Hadith 21) #33719
The Consequences of Favoritism in Authority

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of not showing favoritism when appointing people to positions of authority, as it will lead to Allah's curse and punishment.

It was narrated that Yazeed bin Abi Sufyan said: Abu Bakr said, when he sent me to Syria: O Yazeed, you have relatives and you may give them precedence in allocating positions of authority; that is the most serious thing I fear for you, because the Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever is appointed in charge of any affairs of the Muslims and appoints over them anyone by way of favouritism, the curse of Allah be upon him and Allah will not accept any obligatory or nafl prayer from him until he admits him to Hell. And whoever allows anyone to transgress the sacred limits set by Allah has transgressed the sacred limits of Allah unlawfully, and on him will be the curse of Allah and Allah will forsake him'.
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شَيْخٌ، مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ عَنْ رَجَاءِ بْنِ حَيْوَةَ، عَنْ جُنَادَةَ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حِينَ بَعَثَنِي إِلَى الشَّامِ يَا يَزِيدُ إِنَّ لَكَ قَرَابَةً عَسَيْتَ أَنْ تُؤْثِرَهُمْ بِالْإِمَارَةِ وَذَلِكَ أَكْبَرُ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ مَنْ وَلِيَ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ شَيْئًا فَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَحَدًا مُحَابَاةً فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ لَا يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ صَرْفًا وَلَا عَدْلًا حَتَّى يُدْخِلَهُ جَهَنَّمَ وَمَنْ أَعْطَى أَحَدًا حِمَى اللَّهِ فَقَدْ انْتَهَكَ فِي حِمَى اللَّهِ شَيْئًا بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ أَوْ قَالَ تَبَرَّأَتْ مِنْهُ ذِمَّةُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ‏.‏

TOPICS
authority  *  punishment  *  curse  *  istihqaq  *  sultah  *  auqubah  *  lanah  *  tawliyah  *  wajibah  *  nafilah  *  allah  *  favoritism

QUICK LESSONS:
Appoint people based on justice rather than personal preference or bias .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of not showing favoritism when appointing people to positions of authority. Abu Bakr warned Yazeed that this was the most serious thing he feared for him, as it would lead to Allah's curse and punishment. The Messenger of Allah said that whoever appoints someone over others out of favoritism will be cursed by Allah and their obligatory or nafl prayers will not be accepted until they are admitted into Hell. Furthermore, anyone who allows someone else to transgress the sacred limits set by Allah has also transgressed them unlawfully and will receive a similar punishment from God. It is important for those in power to remember these teachings so that they can make decisions based on justice rather than personal preference or bias.

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