Sahih Muslim — Government

It has been narrarted on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:People are subservient to the Quraish: the Muslims among them being subservient to the Muslims among them, and the disbelievers among the people being subservient to the disbelievers among them

حدثنا عبد الله بن مسلمة بن قعنب، وقتيبة بن سعيد، قالا حدثنا المغيرة، - يعنيان الحزامي ح وحدثنا زهير بن حرب، وعمرو الناقد، قالا حدثنا سفيان بن عيينة، كلاهما عن ابي الزناد، عن الاعرج، عن ابي هريرة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وفي حديث زهير يبلغ به النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم . وقال عمرو رواية " الناس تبع لقريش في هذا الشان مسلمهم لمسلمهم وكافرهم لكافرهم

It has been narrated on the authority of Hammam b. Munabbih who said:This is one of the traditions narrated by Abu Huraira from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who said: People are subservient to the Quraish: the Muslims among them being subservient to the Muslims among them, and the disbelievers among them being subservient to the disbelievers among them

وحدثنا محمد بن رافع، حدثنا عبد الرزاق، حدثنا معمر، عن همام بن منبه، قال هذا ما حدثنا ابو هريرة، عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فذكر احاديث منها وقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " الناس تبع لقريش في هذا الشان مسلمهم تبع لمسلمهم وكافرهم تبع لكافرهم

It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:People are the followers of Quraish in good as well as evil (i. e. in the customs of Islamic as well as pre-Islamic times)

وحدثني يحيى بن حبيب الحارثي، حدثنا روح، حدثنا ابن جريج، حدثني ابو الزبير انه سمع جابر بن عبد الله، يقول قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم " الناس تبع لقريش في الخير والشر

It has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:The Caliphate will remain among the Quraish even if only two persons are left (on the earth)

وحدثنا احمد بن عبد الله بن يونس، حدثنا عاصم بن محمد بن زيد، عن ابيه، قال قال عبد الله قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " لا يزال هذا الامر في قريش ما بقي من الناس اثنان

It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Samura who said:I joined the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) with my father and I heard him say: This Caliphate will not end until there have been twelve Caliphs among them. The narrator said: Then he (the Holy Prophet) said something that I could not follow. I said to my father: What did he say? He said: He has said: All of them will be from the Quraish

حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد، حدثنا جرير، عن حصين، عن جابر بن سمرة، قال سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول ح وحدثنا رفاعة بن الهيثم الواسطي، - واللفظ له - حدثنا خالد، - يعني ابن عبد الله الطحان - عن حصين، عن جابر بن سمرة، قال دخلت مع ابي على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فسمعته يقول " ان هذا الامر لا ينقضي حتى يمضي فيهم اثنا عشر خليفة " . قال ثم تكلم بكلام خفي على - قال - فقلت لابي ما قال قال " كلهم من قريش

It has been reported on the authority of Jabir b. Samura who said:I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The affairs of the people will continue to be conducted (well) as long as they are governed by twelve men. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said words which were obscure to me. I asked my father: What did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say? He said: All of the (twelve men) will be from the Quraish

حدثنا ابن ابي عمر، حدثنا سفيان، عن عبد الملك بن عمير، عن جابر بن سمرة، قال سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول " لا يزال امر الناس ماضيا ما وليهم اثنا عشر رجلا " . ثم تكلم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بكلمة خفيت على فسالت ابي ماذا قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال " كلهم من قريش

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Samura through another chain of transmitters

وحدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد، حدثنا ابو عوانة، عن سماك بن جابر بن سمرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بهذا الحديث ولم يذكر " لا يزال امر الناس ماضيا

It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Samura who said:I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Islam will continue to be triumphant until there have been twelve Caliphs. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said something which I could not understand. I asked my father: What did he say? He said: He has said that all of them (twelve Caliphs) will be from the Quraish

حدثنا هداب بن خالد الازدي، حدثنا حماد بن سلمة، عن سماك بن حرب، قال سمعت جابر بن سمرة، يقول سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول " لا يزال الاسلام عزيزا الى اثنى عشر خليفة " . ثم قال كلمة لم افهمها فقلت لابي ما قال فقال " كلهم من قريش

It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Samura that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:This order will continue to be dominant until there have been twelve Caliphs. The narrator says: Then he said something which I could not understand, and I said to my father: What did he say? My father told me that he said that all of them (Caliphs) would be from the Quraish

حدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، حدثنا ابو معاوية، عن داود، عن الشعبي، عن جابر، بن سمرة قال قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم " لا يزال هذا الامر عزيزا الى اثنى عشر خليفة " . قال ثم تكلم بشىء لم افهمه فقلت لابي ما قال فقال " كلهم من قريش

It has been reported on the authority of Jabir b. Samura who said:I went with my father to the Messenger of Allah (may peeace be upon him) and I heard him say: This religion would continue to remain powerful and dominant until there have been twelve Caliphs. Then he added something which I couldn't catch on account of the noise of the people. I asked my father: What did he say? My father said: He has said that all of them will be from the Quraish

حدثنا نصر بن علي الجهضمي، حدثنا يزيد بن زريع، حدثنا ابن عون، ح وحدثنا احمد بن عثمان النوفلي، - واللفظ له - حدثنا ازهر، حدثنا ابن عون، عن الشعبي، عن جابر بن سمرة، قال انطلقت الى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ومعي ابي فسمعته يقول " لا يزال هذا الدين عزيزا منيعا الى اثنى عشر خليفة " . فقال كلمة صمنيها الناس فقلت لابي ما قال قال " كلهم من قريش

It has been narrated on the authority of Amir b. Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas who said:I wrote (a letter) to Jabir b. Samura and sent it to him through my servant Nafi', asking him to inform me of something he had heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He wrote to me (in reply): I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say on Friday evening, the day on which al-Aslami was stoned to death (for committing adultery): The Islamic religion will continue until the Hour has been established, or you have been ruled over by twelve Caliphs, all of them being from the Quraish. also heard him say: A small force of the Muslims will capture the white palace, the police of the Persian Emperor or his descendants. I also heard him say: Before the Day of Judgment there will appear (a number of) impostors. You are to guard against them. I also heard him say: When God grants wealth to any one of you, he should first spend it on himself and his family (and then give it in charity to the poor). I heard him (also) say: I will be your forerunner at the Cistern (expecting your arrival)

حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد، وابو بكر بن ابي شيبة قالا حدثنا حاتم، - وهو ابن اسماعيل - عن المهاجر بن مسمار، عن عامر بن سعد بن ابي وقاص، قال كتبت الى جابر بن سمرة مع غلامي نافع ان اخبرني بشىء، سمعته من، رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال فكتب الى سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم جمعة عشية رجم الاسلمي يقول " لا يزال الدين قايما حتى تقوم الساعة او يكون عليكم اثنا عشر خليفة كلهم من قريش " . وسمعته يقول " عصيبة من المسلمين يفتتحون البيت الابيض بيت كسرى او ال كسرى " . وسمعته يقول " ان بين يدى الساعة كذابين فاحذروهم " . وسمعته يقول " اذا اعطى الله احدكم خيرا فليبدا بنفسه واهل بيته " . وسمعته يقول " انا الفرط على الحوض

Ibn Samura al-'Adawi reported:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say, and he then narrated (the above-mentioned hadith)

حدثنا محمد بن رافع، حدثنا ابن ابي فديك، حدثنا ابن ابي ذيب، عن مهاجر، بن مسمار عن عامر بن سعد، انه ارسل الى ابن سمرة العدوي حدثنا ما، سمعت من، رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول . فذكر نحو حديث حاتم

It has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. 'Umar who said:I was present with my father when he was wounded. People praised him and said: May God give you a noble recompense! He said: I am hopeful (of God's mercy) as well as afraid (of His wrath) People said: Appoint anyone as your successor. He said: Should I carry the burden of conducting your affairs in my life as well as in my death? (So far as Caliphate is concerned) I wish I could acquit myself (before the Almighty) in a way that there is neither anything to my credit nor anything to my discredit. If I would appoint my successor, (I would because) one better than me did so. (He meant Abu Bakr.) If I would leave You alone, (I would do so because) one better than me, i. e. the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), did so. 'Abdullah says: When he mentioned the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) I understood that he would not appoint anyone as Caliph

حدثنا ابو كريب، محمد بن العلاء حدثنا ابو اسامة، عن هشام بن عروة، عن ابيه، عن ابن عمر، قال حضرت ابي حين اصيب فاثنوا عليه وقالوا جزاك الله خيرا . فقال راغب وراهب قالوا استخلف فقال اتحمل امركم حيا وميتا لوددت ان حظي منها الكفاف لا على ولا لي فان استخلف فقد استخلف من هو خير مني - يعني ابا بكر - وان اترككم فقد ترككم من هو خير مني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم . قال عبد الله فعرفت انه حين ذكر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم غير مستخلف

It has been reported on the authority of Ibn 'Umar who said:I entered the apartment of (my sister) Hafsa. She said: Do yoa know that your father is not going to nominate his successor? I said: He won't do that (i. e. he would nominate). She said: He is going to do that. The narrator said: I took an oath that I will talk to him about the matter. I kept quiet until the next morning, still I did not talk to him, and I felt as if I were carryint, a mountain on my right hand. At last I came to him and entered his apartment. (Seeing me) he began to ask me about the condition of the people, and I informed him (about them). Then I said to him: I heard something from the people and took an oath that I will communicate it to you. They presume that you are not going to nominate a successor. If a grazer of camels and sheep that you had appointed comes back to you leaving the cattle, you will (certainly) think that the cattle are lost. To look after the people is more serious and grave. (The dying Caliph) was moved at my words. He bent his head in a thoughtful mood for some time and raised it to me and said: God will doubtlessly protect His religion. If I do not nominate a successor (I have a precedent before me), for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not nominate his successor. And if I nominate one (I have a precedent), for Abu Bakr did nominate. The narrator (Ibn Umar) said: By God. when he mentioned the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr, I (at once) understood that he would not place anyone at a par with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and would not nominate anyone

حدثنا اسحاق بن ابراهيم، وابن ابي عمر، ومحمد بن رافع، وعبد بن حميد، والفاظهم، متقاربة قال اسحاق وعبد اخبرنا وقال الاخران، حدثنا عبد الرزاق، - اخبرنا معمر، عن الزهري، اخبرني سالم، عن ابن عمر، قال دخلت على حفصة فقالت اعلمت ان اباك غير مستخلف قال قلت ما كان ليفعل . قالت انه فاعل . قال فحلفت اني اكلمه في ذلك فسكت حتى غدوت ولم اكلمه - قال - فكنت كانما احمل بيميني جبلا حتى رجعت فدخلت عليه فسالني عن حال الناس وانا اخبره - قال - ثم قلت له اني سمعت الناس يقولون مقالة فاليت ان اقولها لك زعموا انك غير مستخلف وانه لو كان لك راعي ابل او راعي غنم ثم جاءك وتركها رايت ان قد ضيع فرعاية الناس اشد قال فوافقه قولي فوضع راسه ساعة ثم رفعه الى فقال ان الله عز وجل يحفظ دينه واني لين لا استخلف فان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لم يستخلف وان استخلف فان ابا بكر قد استخلف . قال فوالله ما هو الا ان ذكر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وابا بكر فعلمت انه لم يكن ليعدل برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم احدا وانه غير مستخلف

It has been reported on the authority of 'Abd al-Rahman b. Samura who said:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: 'Abd al-Rahman, do not ask for a position of authority, for if you are granted this position as a result of your asking for it, you will be left alone (without God's help to discharge the responsibilities attendant thereon), and it you are granted it without making any request for it, you will be helped (by God in the discharge of your duties)

حدثنا شيبان بن فروخ، حدثنا جرير بن حازم، حدثنا الحسن، حدثنا عبد الرحمن، بن سمرة قال قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " يا عبد الرحمن لا تسال الامارة فانك ان اعطيتها عن مسالة اكلت اليها وان اعطيتها عن غير مسالة اعنت عليها

The same tradition has been narrated through a different chain of transmitters

وحدثنا يحيى بن يحيى، حدثنا خالد بن عبد الله، عن يونس، ح وحدثني علي، بن حجر السعدي حدثنا هشيم، عن يونس، ومنصور، وحميد، ح وحدثنا ابو كامل الجحدري، حدثنا حماد بن زيد، عن سماك بن عطية، ويونس بن عبيد، وهشام بن حسان، كلهم عن الحسن، عن عبد الرحمن بن سمرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بمثل حديث جرير

It has been narrated by Abu Musa who said:Two of my cousins and I entered the apartment of the Prophet (ﷺ). One of them said: Messenger of Allah, appoint us rulers of some lands that the Almighty and Glorious God has entrusted to thy care. The other also said something similar. He said: We do not appoint to this position one who asks for it nor anyone who is covetous for the same

حدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، ومحمد بن العلاء، قالا حدثنا ابو اسامة، عن بريد، بن عبد الله عن ابي بردة، عن ابي موسى، قال دخلت على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم انا ورجلان من بني عمي فقال احد الرجلين يا رسول الله امرنا على بعض ما ولاك الله عز وجل . وقال الاخر مثل ذلك فقال " انا والله لا نولي على هذا العمل احدا ساله ولا احدا حرص عليه

It has been reported on the authority of Abu Musa who said:I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and with me were two men from the Ash'ari tribe. One of them was on my right hand and the other on my left. Both of them made a request for a position (of authority) while the Prophet (ﷺ) was brushing his teeth with a tooth-stick. He said (to me): Abu Musa (or 'Abdullah b. Qais), what do you say (about the request they have made)? I said: By God Who sent thee on thy mission with truth, they did not disclose to me what they had in their minds, and I did not know that they would ask for a position. The narrator says (while recalling this hadith): I visualise as if I were looking at the miswak of the Prophet (ﷺ) between his lips. He (the Holy Prophet) said: We shall not or shall never appoint to the public offices (in our State) those who with to have them, but you may go, Abu Musa (or Abdullah b. Qais) (to take up your assignment). He sent him to Yemen as governor. then he sent Mu'adh b. jabal in his wake (to help him in the discharge of duties). When Mu'adh reached the camp of Abu Musa, the latter (received him and) said: Please get yourself down; and he spread for him a mattress, while there was a man bound hand and foot as a prisoner. Mu'adh said: Who is this? Abu Musa said: He was a Jew. He embraced Islam. Then he reverted to his false religion and became a Jew. Mu'adh said: I won't sit until he is killed according to the decree of Allah and His Apostle (ﷺ) (in this case). Abu Musa said: Be seated. It will be done. He said: I won't sit unless he is killed in accordance with the decree of Allah and His Apostle (ﷺ). He repeated these words thrice. Then Abu Musa ordered him (to be killed) and he was kilied. Then the two talked of standing in prayer at night. One of them, i. e. Mu'adh, said: I sleep (for a part of the night) and stand in prayer (for a part) and I hope that I shall get the same reward for steeping as I shall get for standing (in prayer)

حدثنا عبيد الله بن سعيد، ومحمد بن حاتم، - واللفظ لابن حاتم - قالا حدثنا يحيى بن سعيد القطان، حدثنا قرة بن خالد، حدثنا حميد بن هلال، حدثني ابو بردة، قال قال ابو موسى اقبلت الى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ومعي رجلان من الاشعريين احدهما عن يميني والاخر عن يساري فكلاهما سال العمل والنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يستاك فقال " ما تقول يا ابا موسى او يا عبد الله بن قيس " . قال فقلت والذي بعثك بالحق ما اطلعاني على ما في انفسهما وما شعرت انهما يطلبان العمل . قال وكاني انظر الى سواكه تحت شفته وقد قلصت فقال " لن او لا نستعمل على عملنا من اراده ولكن اذهب انت يا ابا موسى او يا عبد الله بن قيس " . فبعثه على اليمن ثم اتبعه معاذ بن جبل فلما قدم عليه قال انزل والقى له وسادة واذا رجل عنده موثق قال ما هذا قال هذا كان يهوديا فاسلم ثم راجع دينه دين السوء فتهود قال لا اجلس حتى يقتل قضاء الله ورسوله فقال اجلس نعم . قال لا اجلس حتى يقتل قضاء الله ورسوله ثلاث مرات . فامر به فقتل ثم تذاكرا القيام من الليل فقال احدهما معاذ اما انا فانام واقوم وارجو في نومتي ما ارجو في قومتي

It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr who said:I said to the Prophet (ﷺ): Messenger of Allah, will you not appoint me to a public office? He stroked my shoulder with his hand and said: Abu Dharr, thou art weak and authority is a trust. and on the Day of judgment it is a cause of humiliation and repentance except for one who fulfils its obligations and (properly) discharges the duties attendant thereon

حدثنا عبد الملك بن شعيب بن الليث، حدثني ابي شعيب بن الليث، حدثني الليث، بن سعد حدثني يزيد بن ابي حبيب، عن بكر بن عمرو، عن الحارث بن يزيد الحضرمي، عن ابن حجيرة الاكبر، عن ابي ذر، قال قلت يا رسول الله الا تستعملني قال فضرب بيده على منكبي ثم قال " يا ابا ذر انك ضعيف وانها امانة وانها يوم القيامة خزى وندامة الا من اخذها بحقها وادى الذي عليه فيها

It has been reported on the authority of Abu Dharr that the Messenger of of Allah (ﷺ) said:Abu Dharr, I find that thou art weak and I like for thee what I like for myself. Do not rule over (even) two persons and do not manage the property of an orphan

حدثنا زهير بن حرب، واسحاق بن ابراهيم، كلاهما عن المقري، قال زهير حدثنا عبد الله بن يزيد، حدثنا سعيد بن ابي ايوب، عن عبيد الله بن ابي جعفر القرشي، عن سالم، بن ابي سالم الجيشاني عن ابيه، عن ابي ذر، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " يا ابا ذر اني اراك ضعيفا واني احب لك ما احب لنفسي لا تامرن على اثنين ولا تولين مال يتيم