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Sahih Muslim 1826

The Messenger of of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Abu Dharr, I find that thou art weak and I like for thee what I like for myself. Do not rule over (even) two persons and do not manage…

Abu Dharr al-Ghifarinarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، كِلَاهُمَا عَنِ الْمُقْرِئِ، قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْقُرَشِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي سَالِمٍ الْجَيْشَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنِّي أَرَاكَ ضَعِيفًا وَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ لَكَ مَا أُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِي لَا تَأَمَّرَنَّ عَلَى اثْنَيْنِ وَلَا تَوَلَّيَنَّ مَالَ يَتِيمٍ»

The Messenger of of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Abu Dharr, I find that thou art weak and I like for thee what I like for myself. Do not rule over (even) two persons and do not manage the property of an orphan.

মুহাম্মাদ ইবনু হাতিম (রহঃ) ..... যায়দ ইবনু সাবিত (রাযিঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। এক সময় নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম চাটাই দ্বারা ঘিরে মসজিদের মধ্যে একটি কামরা বানালেন এবং কয়েক রাত পর্যন্ত সেখানে সালাত আদায় করলেন। তা দেখে কিছু লোক সেখানে সমবেত হ’ল। এতটুকু বর্ণনা করার পর বর্ণনাকারী উপরে বর্ণিত হাদীসের অনুরূপ বর্ণনা করলেন।

এর বর্ণনাতে এতটুকু অধিক বর্ণনা হয়েছে যে, এ সালাত যদি তোমাদের জন্য ফারয (ফরয) করে দেয়া হত তাহলে তোমরা তা আদায় করতে সক্ষম হতে না। (ইসলামী ফাউন্ডেশন ১৬৯৬, ইসলামীক সেন্টার)

موسیٰ بن عقبہ نے ہمیں حدیث بیان کی ، کہا : میں نے ابو نضرسے سنا انھوں نے بسر بن سعید سے اور انھوں نے حضرت زید بن ثابت رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ سے روایت کی کہ نبی اکرم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے مسجد میں چٹائی سے ایک حجرہ بنوایا اور آپ نے اس میں چند راتیں نماز پڑھی حتیٰ کہ آپ کے پاس لو گ جمع ہو گئے ۔

۔ ۔ پھر مذکورہ بالا روایت بیان کی اور اس میں یہ اضافہ کیا کہ ( آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فر ما یا : ) " اگر تم پر نماز فرض کر دی گئی تو تم ( سب ) اس کی پابندی نہیں کر سکو گے ۔ " ( یہ حجرہ اعتکاف کے لیے تھا ۔)

Bana, Muhammed b. Hatim rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize, Behz rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize, Vüheyb rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize, Mûsâ b. Ukbe rivayet etti. Dediki: Ebû'n-Nadr'ı, Büsr b. Saîd'den, o da Zeydü'bnü Sâbit'den naklen rivayet ederken dinledim ki, Nebi (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) mescidde hasırdan bir odacık yapmış da, orada birkaç gece namaz kılmış.

Nihayet halk başına toplanmış... Râvî yukarki hadîsin benzeri şekilde rivayet etmiş. Yalnız burada : «Size farz kılınmış olsa, onu yapamazdınız.» demiştir. İzah için buraya tıklayın

Sahih Muslim 1826, Book 33, The Book on Government, Hadith 20. 1 min read

What it means

Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) informed that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) had said to him: “I see that you are weak and I love for you what I love for myself. Do not rule over two persons and do not manage an orphan's property." These are four sentences the Prophet addressed Abu Dharr with: 1.

“I see that you are weak.” This description, which accords with the reality, is given as advice. And there is no harm if a person tells someone else that he has such and such trait, as an advice, not as an insult or exposing one’s faults; as the Prophet himself said: “I see that you are weak.” 2.

“I love for you what I love for myself.” This is part of the Prophet’s noble character. When the first sentence contained some criticism, he made this statement, which means: I only told you this because I love for you what I love for myself. 3.

“Do not rule over two persons.” In other words, do not be the leader of two persons, rather than more than two. The meaning here is that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade him from being a leader, because he was weak, and leadership requires a strong and trustworthy person. A strong person would exercise authority and have a firm say; and when he says something, he fulfills it.

He should not be weak before people, for when people see someone weak, they will show him no respect or regard, and the fools will treat him boldly. However, if a leader is strong and does not exceed the limits set by Allah, the Almighty, or neglect his authority in which Allah has put him, then he is a true leader. 4.

“Do not manage an orphan’s property.” An orphan is one whose father had died before reaching puberty. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade him from managing the wealth of orphans, for it needs care and protection, whereas Abu Dharr was weak and would not be able to take proper care of such property. That is why the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Do not manage an orphan’s property.”

That is, do not be responsible for it; leave it to someone else. This is not degradation of Abu Dharr, for he was a man who used to enjoin the good and forbid the evil, and led an austere and ascetic life. However, he was weak in a particular area, namely guardianship and leadership.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍTold us
  3. 3Wahb ibn JarirWith, Third generation, died 206 AH
  4. 4الْمُقْرِئِ زُهَيْرٌFrom
  5. 5Abdullah ibn Yazid al-AdviTold us, Third generation, died 212 AH
  6. 6Said ibn Abi AyyubTold us, Third generation, died 161 AH
  7. 7Ubaidullah ibn Abi JafarFrom, Successor, died 132 AH
  8. 8Salim ibn Abi SalimFrom, Successor, died 101 AH
  9. 9أَبِيهِFrom
  10. 10Abu Dharr al-GhifariFrom, Companion, died 31 AH

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