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رياض الصالحين

Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 662

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In-book entry
662

Chapter 78

Chapter context: Obligation of Obedience to the Ruler in what is Lawful and Prohibition of Obeying them in what is Unlawful

- باب وجوب طاعة ولاة الأمر في غير معصية وتحريم طاعتهم في المعصية

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ “على المرء المسلم السمع والطاعة فيما أحب وكره، إلا أن يؤمر بمعصية، فإذا أمر بمعصية فلا سمع ولا طاعة” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏

Translation

English translation

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It is obligatory upon a Muslim to listen (to the ruler) and obey whether he likes it or not, except when he is ordered to do a sinful thing; in such case, there is no obligation to listen or to obey." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 662 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 662 under the chapter “Obligation of Obedience to the Ruler in what is Lawful and Prohibition of Obeying them in what is Unlawful.”

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Reference details

In-book entry
662

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 663

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