Narrated By Abu Huraira : Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, and whoever disobeys me, disobeys Allah, and whoever obeys the ruler I appoint, obeys me, and whoever disobeys him, disobeys me.”
Narrated By ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar : Allah’s Apostle said, “Surely! Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charges: The Imam (ruler) of the people is a guardian and is responsible for his subjects; a man is…
Narrated By Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut’im : That while he was included in a delegation of Quraish staying with Muawiya, Muawiya heard that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr had said that there would be a king from Qahtan tribe, whereupon he…
Narrated By Ibn ‘Umar : Allah’s Apostle said, “This matter (caliphate) will remain with the Quraish even if only two of them were still existing.”
Narrated By ‘Abdullah : Allah’s Apostle said, “Do not wish to be like anyone, except in two cases: (1) A man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously. (2) A man whom Allah has given wisdom (knowledge…
Narrated By Anas bin Malik : Allah’s Apostle said, “You should listen to and obey, your ruler even if he was an Ethiopian (black) slave whose head looks like a raisin.”
Narrated By Ibn ‘Abbas : The Prophet said, “If somebody sees his Muslim ruler doing something he disapproves of, he should be patient, for whoever becomes separate from the Muslim group even for a span and then dies, he will…
Narrated By ‘Abdullah : The Prophet said, “A Muslim has to listen to and obey (the order of his ruler) whether he likes it or not, as long as his orders involve not one in disobedience (to Allah), but if…
Narrated By ‘Ali : The Prophet sent an army unit (for some campaign) and appointed a man from the Ansar as its commander and ordered them (the soldiers) to obey him. (During the campaign) he became angry with them and…
Narrated By ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samura : The Prophet said, “O ‘Abdur-Rahman! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given authority on your demand then you will be held responsible for it, but if you are given…
Narrated By ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samura : Allah’s Apostle said, “O ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given authority on your demand, you will be held responsible for it, but if you are…
Narrated By Abu Huraira : The Prophet said, “You people will be keen to have the authority of ruling which will be a thing of regret for you on the Day of Resurrection. What an excellent wet nurse it is,…
Narrated By Abu Musa : Two men from my tribe and I entered upon the Prophet. One of the two men said to the Prophet, “O Allah’s Apostle! Appoint me as a governor,” and so did the second. The Prophet…
Narrated By Ma’qil : I heard the Prophet saying, “Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never feel even the smell of Paradise.”
Narrated By Ma’qil : Allah’s Apostle said, “If any ruler having the authority to rule Muslim subjects dies while he is deceiving them, Allah will forbid Paradise for him.”