Hadith on Sultan: Prohibition of supplicating against Muslim rulers

Anas ibn Malik reported: The elders among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibited us, saying, “Do not curse your leaders, do not deceive them, and do not hate them. Fear Allah and be patient, for the matter is close at hand.”

Source: al-Sunnah li-Ibn Abī ‘Āṣim 1015

Grade: Jayyid (very good) according to Al-Albani

Imam al-Barbahari commented, “If you see a man supplicating against the ruler, then know he is a follower of his whims. If you hear a man supplicating for the ruler’s improvement, then know he is a follower of the Sunnah, if Allah wills.”

Source: Sharḥ al-Sunnah lil-Barbahārī 1/113

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ نَهَانَا كُبَرَاؤُنَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا تَسُبُّوا أُمَرَاءَكُمْ وَلَا تَغِشُّوهُمْ وَلَا تَبْغَضُوهُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاصْبِرُوا فَإِنَّ الْأَمْرَ قَرِيبٌ

1015 السنة لابن أبي عاصم

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قال الامام البربهاري وإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يَدْعُو عَلَى السُّلْطَانِ فاعْلَمْ أَنَّه صَاحِبُ هَوىً وإِذَا سَمِعْتَ الرَّجُلَ يَدْعُو للسُّلْطَانِ بالصَّلَاحِ فاعْلَمْ أَنَّه صَاحِبُ سُنَّةٍ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ

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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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