Volume 9, Book 89, Number 259:
Narrated ‘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 said, “Didn’t the Prophet order you to obey me?” They said, “Yes.” He said, “I order you
to collect wood and make a fire and then throw yourselves into it.” So they collected wood and made
a fire, but when they were about to throw themselves into, it they started looking at each other, and
some of them said, “We followed the Prophet to escape from the fire. How should we enter it now?”
So while they were in that state, the fire extinguished and their commander’s anger abated. The
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event was mentioned to the Prophet and he said, “If they had entered it (the fire) they would never
have come out of it, for obedience is required only in what is good.” (See Hadith No. 629. Vol. 5)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 260:
Narrated ‘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 it without asking (for it),
then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath to do something and later on you
find that something else is better, then you should expiate your oath and do what is better.”
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 261:
Narrated ‘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 given it without asking
for it, then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath to do something and later on
you find that something else is better, then do what is better and make expiation for your oath.”
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 254:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
Allah’s Apostle said, “This matter (caliphate) will remain with the Quraish even if only two of them
were still existing.”
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Volume 9, Book 89, Number 255:
Narrated ‘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
of the Quran and the Hadith) and he acts according to it and teaches it to others.”
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 256:
Narrated 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.”
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 252:
Narrated ‘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 the guardian of
his family (household) and is responsible for his subjects; a woman is the guardian of her husband’s
home and of his children and is responsible for them; and the slave of a man is a guardian of his
master’s property and is responsible for it. Surely, everyone of you is a guardian and responsible for
his charges.”
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 253:
Narrated 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 be –
came very angry. He stood up, and after glorifying and praising Allah as He deserved, said, “To pro –
ceed, I have come to know that some of you men are narrating things which are neither in Allah’s
Book, nor has been mentioned by Allah’s Apostle . Such people are the ignorant among you. Beware
of such vain desires that mislead those who have them. I have heard Allah’s Apostle saying, ‘This
matter (of the caliphate) will remain with the Quraish, and none will rebel against them, but Allah
will throw him down on his face as long as they stick to the rules and regulations of the religion (Is –
lam).'”