Mishkat
al-Masabih

مشكاة المصابيح

18

The Offices of Commander and Qadi

كتاب الإمارة والقضاء

 

Chapter : Section 1

الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 3686

Ma'qil b. Yasar told that he heard Allah's Messenger ﷺ say, “Any governor in charge of Muslim subjects who dies while acting dishonestly towards them will be excluded by Allah from paradise.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

وَعَنْ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم يقولُ: «مَا مِنْ والٍ بلي رَعِيَّةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَيَمُوتُ وَهُوَ غَاشٌّ لَهُمْ إِلَّا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ»