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Riyad as-Salihin 653 (Book) #39038
The Unforgiving Ruler

SUMMARY: A ruler who does not serve their subjects with sincerity and goodwill will not enter Jannah.

Abu Ya'la Ma'qil bin Yasar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah said, "Any slave whom Allah makes him in charge of subjects and he dies while he is not sincere to them, Allah will make Jannah unlawful for him". Al-Bukhari and Muslim. Another narration is: Allah's Messenger said, "He who does not look after his subjects with goodwill and sincerity, will be deprived of the fragrance of Jannah". A narration in Muslim is: Messenger of Allah said, "A ruler who, having control over the affairs of the Muslims, does not strive diligently for their betterment and does not serve them sincerely, will not enter Jannah with them".
وعن أبى يعلى معقل بن يسار رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ سمعت رسول الله ‏:‏ يقول‏:‏ “ما من عبد يستر عليه الله رعية، يموت يوم يموت وهو غاش لرعيته، إلا حرم الله عليه الجنة” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏(‏‏(‏وفي رواية‏:‏ ‏"‏فلم يحطها بنصحه لم يجد رائحة الجنة‏"‏‏)‏‏)‏ وفي رواية لمسلم‏:‏ ‏"‏ما من أمير يلى أمور المسلمين، ثم لا يجهد لهم وينصح لهم، إلا لم يدخل معهم الجنة‏"‏‏.‏

TOPICS
amir  *  ruler  *  sincerity  *  goodwill  *  ummah  *  ihsan  *  jannah

QUICK LESSONS:
Serve your people sincerely & with goodwill; strive diligently for their betterment; look after your people with justice & fairness .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of being a good ruler. It teaches us that if someone is in charge of people and they do not serve them sincerely and with goodwill, then they will be deprived of the reward of entering Jannah. This means that even if a person has done many good deeds in their life but has been an unjust ruler to their people, then they will still not receive the reward of entering Jannah. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ also taught us that rulers should strive diligently for the betterment of their people and serve them sincerely in order to receive this reward. This hadith serves as a reminder to all rulers to be just and fair when ruling over others so that they can receive the ultimate reward from Allah SWT.

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