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The Ruler who does not rule justly will be in chains on the Day of Judgement |
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Monday, 14 September 2009 |
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Hadith 19
ما من أحد يؤمر على عشرة فصاعدا لا يقسط فيهم
إلا جاء يوم القيامة في الأصفاد و الأغلال
No one who is placed in leadership over 10 or more, then does not act justly between them, except that on the Day of Judgement he is brought in shackles and chains
(Hakim)
Commentary
- The hadith
is general for anyone in a position of leadership, whether someone appointed
as a leader with limited responsibility, or a governor, or the Imam of all
the Muslims.
- To be brought
forward on the Day of Judgement in chains and shackles is to be brought
forward in the same position as the disbelievers and hypocrites who are likewise
chained and shackled on the Day that each will be accounted for their
actions.
- The meaning to act
justly is to act according to the Quran and Sunnah, and correlates
to the various verses in the Quran in Surah al-Maida where those
who do not rule by what Allah سبحانه وتعالى has
revealed are described as sinful, oppressors or disbelievers, and the
explanation of those verses is famous and can be found in the books of tafseer.
Source: The Sixty Sultaniyya (A collection of hadith relating to Ruling)
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