Hadith of Amr ibn Murrah al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ الْجُهَنِيِّ (١)، ١٨٠٣٣ - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَسَنٍ، أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ مُرَّةَ، قَالَ لِمُعَاوِيَةَ: يَا مُعَاوِيَةُ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " مَا مِنْ إِمَامٍ أَوْ وَالٍ يُغْلِقُ بَابَهُ دُونَ ذَوِي الْحَاجَةِ (٢) وَالْخَلَّةِ، وَالْمَسْكَنَةِ، إِلَّا أَغْلَقَ اللهُ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ، دُونَ حَاجَتِهِ، وَخَلَّتِهِ، وَمَسْكَنَتِهِ " قَالَ: فَجَعَلَ مُعَاوِيَةُ رَجُلًا عَلَى حَوَائِجِ النَّاسِ (٣)، ،

Amr bin Murrah (may Allah be pleased with him) once said to Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him): O Muawiyah! I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Whoever, as a ruler or governor, keeps his doors closed before the needy, the poor, and the destitute, Allah Almighty closes the doors of the heavens before his needs, poverty, and destitution. Consequently, Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) appointed a man to fulfill the needs of the people.