Al-Qaddah reported: Whenever death was mentioned in front of Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, he would tremble like a bird and weep until his tears
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, you will crave leadership, and it will be a source of regret on the Day of Resurrection.
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Abu al-Hayyaj reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib said to me, “Shall I not send you upon the mission with which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him,
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Ibn ‘Asakir reported: ‘Amr ibn al-‘As, may Allah be pleased with him, said to his son, “My son, memorize what I instruct you: a just leader is better than abundant
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Abu Wa’il reported: It was said to Usamah ibn Yazid, may Allah be pleased with him, “Have you not spoken to Uthman?” Usamah said, “You think I have not spoken
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‘Adi ibn Hatim reported: We said, “O Messenger of Allah, we do not ask you about obedience to Godfearing rulers, but rather those who do this and that,” and he
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‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Listen and obey authorities in hardship, in ease, and in what you dislike, even if
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Wa’il al-Hadrami reported: Salamah ibn Yazid asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saying, “O Prophet of Allah, what do you think if rulers are charged
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, no prophet came before me but that it was a duty upon him to
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Abdullah ibn Umar reported: When we pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on condition of listening and obeying, he said to us, “As
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You must listen and obey authorities in hardship and ease, what you are eager for and
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Salih al-Murri reported: Malik ibn Dinar, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I have found in the Wisdom that Allah says: I am Allah, the King of kings. The
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Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever secedes from the community as much as a handspan has thrown the yoke of Islam
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah is pleased for you to sincerely advise those to whom Allah has given authority
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A Caliph is never appointed but that he has two advisors: one advisor orders him to do
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Adham reported: We would say to Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, on the two Eids, “May Allah accept good deeds from us and from you,
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Ibn Umar reported: He heard that Al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with them both, had set out to Iraq, so he met up with him three days out.
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Zayd ibn Aslam reported: Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, performed ablution using the water of a Christian woman, in the jar of a Christian woman. Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá
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Nafi’ reported: Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, saw the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in his dream on the night he was killed the following morning.
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was climbing Mount Uhud with Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman when it began to quake because of them.
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