Hadith on Leadership: Intense regret of sinful leaders on Judgment Day

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Woe to the rulers! Woe to the authorities! Woe to the trustees! Some people will wish their forelocks were hanging from the star of Pleiades on the Day of Resurrection, rather than had done anything they did.

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 8627

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَيْلٌ لِلْأُمَرَاءِ وَيْلٌ لِلْعُرَفَاءِ وَيْلٌ لِلْأُمَنَاءِ لَيَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَقْوَامٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَنَّ ذَوَائِبَهُمْ كَانَتْ مُعَلَّقَةً بِالثُّرَيَّا يَتَذَبْذَبُونَ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَكُونُوا عَمِلُوا عَلَى شَيْءٍ

8627 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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