Hadith on Rulers: Tyrants will make false claims from Minbar

Mu’awiyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There will be leaders after me who make false claims from their pulpits, and no one will refute their words. They will leap into the Hellfire as if they were apes.

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 5311

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَيَكُونُ بَعْدِي أَئِمَّةٌ يَقُولُونَ عَلَى مَنَابِرِهِمْ فَلَا يُرِدُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَوْلُهُمْ يَتَقَاحَمُونَ فِي النَّارِ كَمَا يَتَقَاحَمُ الْقِرَدَةُ

5311 المعجم الأوسط للطبراني

3615 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع

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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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