رياض الصالحين
Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 656
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Chapter 76
Chapter context: Obligation of Rulers to show Kindness to their Subjects
- باب أمر ولاة الأمور بالرفق برعاياهم ونصيحتهم والشفقة والنهى عن غشهم والتشديد عليهم وإهمال مصالحهم والغفلة عنهم وعن حوائجهم
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Original Arabic
وعن عائذ بن عمرو رضي الله عنه أنه دخل على عبيد الله بن زياد، فقال له: أى بنى، إنى سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: “إن شر الرعاء الحطمة” فإياك أن تكون منهم. ((متفق عليه))
Translation
English translation
'Aidh bin 'Amr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I visited 'Ubaidullah bin Ziyad and said to him: "Dear son, I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, 'The worst of rulers are those who treat their subjects harshly. Beware, lest you should be one of them."' [Al-Bukhari].
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This is Hadith 656 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 656 under the chapter “Obligation of Rulers to show Kindness to their Subjects.”
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Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 657
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