Hadith on Leaders: Three terrible stages of leading, unless fair

‘Awf ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If you wish, shall I not tell you what is leadership? The first of it is blameworthy, the second of it is regret, and the third of it is punishment, unless he is just.

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 18/71

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ أَنْبَأْتُكُمْ عَنِ الْإِمَارَةِ وَمَا هِيَ أَوَّلُهَا مَلَامَةٌ وَثَانِيهَا نَدَامَةٌ وثَالِثُهَا عَذَابٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَّا مَنْ عَدَلَ

18/71 المعجم الكبير للطبراني

1420 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الجامع

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