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Riyad as-Salihin 215 (Book) #38600
Accountability and Honesty in Authority

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of accountability and honesty in positions of authority.

'Adi bin 'Umairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah said, "Whosoever among you is appointed by us to a position and he conceals from us even a needle or less, it will amount to misappropriation and he will be called upon to restore it on the Day of Resurrection". ('Adi bin 'Umairah added:) A black man from the Ansar stood up - I can see him still - and said: "O Messenger of Allah, take back from me your assignment". He (the Prophet ) said, "What has happened to you?" The man replied: "I have heard you saying such and such". He said, "I say that even now: Whosoever from you is appointed by us to a position, he should render an account of everything, big or small, and whatever he is given therefrom, he should take and he should desist from taking what is unlawful". Muslim.
وعن عدي ابن عميرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ سمعت رسول الله يقول‏:‏ “من استعملناه منكم على عمل، فكتمنا مخيطًا فما فوقه، كان غلولاً يأتي به يوم القيامة” فقام إليه رجل أسود من الأنصار، كأني أنظر إليه ، فقال‏:‏ يا رسول الله اقبل عني عملك، قال‏:‏ “ومالك‏؟‏” قال سمعتك تقول كذا وكذا، قال‏:‏ “وأنا أقوله الآن‏:‏ من استعملناه على عمل فليجئ بقليله وكثيره، فما أوتي منه أخذ، وما نهي عنه انتهى، ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

TOPICS
accountability  *  honesty  *  position  *  authority  *  istihqaq  *  qasamah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest and accountable when appointed to a position; take only what comes from lawful sources.

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is teaching us about the importance of accountability and honesty when we are appointed to a position of authority. He explains that if someone is given a position by him, they must be honest and accountable for everything they are given or entrusted with, no matter how small it may be - even if it's just a needle! The Prophet ﷺ also emphasizes that whatever one takes from their position should only come from lawful sources. This hadith teaches us to always strive for integrity in our positions of authority, as we will ultimately have to answer for our actions on the Day of Judgment.

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