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رياض الصالحين

Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 678

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In-book entry
678

Chapter 80

Chapter context: Appointment of Pious Governors, Advisors and Judges

- باب حث السلطان والقاضي وغيرهما من ولاة الأمور على اتخاذ وزير صالح وتحذيرهم من قرناء السوء والقبول منهم

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ “إذا أراد الله بالأمير خيراً، جعل له وزير صدق، إن نسي ذكره، وإن ذكر أعانه، وإذا أراد به غير ذلك جعل له وزير سوء، إن نسي لم يذكره، وإذ ذكر لم يعنه” ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود بإسناد جيد على شرط مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When Allah desires good for a ruler, He appoints for him a sincere adviser who will remind him if he forgets and helps him if he remembers. When Allah wishes for him the contrary, He appoints for him a bad adviser who will not remind him if he forgets, nor will he help him if he remembers." [Abu-Dawud].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 678 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 678 under the chapter “Appointment of Pious Governors, Advisors and Judges.”

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Reference details

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678

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 679

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