There is no one whom Allah puts in a position of authority, and he dies on the day he dies…

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Authenticity grade : Authentic

Hadith text: There is no one whom Allah puts in a position of author…

عن مَعقِلِ بن يَسار المُزَنِيّ رضي الله عنه قال: إني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَسْتَرْعِيهِ اللهُ رَعِيَّةً، يَمُوتُ يَوْمَ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ غَاشٌّ لِرَعِيَّتِهِ، إِلَّا حَرَّمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ».

Ma‘qil ibn Yasār (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: "There is no one whom Allah puts in a position of authority, and he dies on the day he dies while cheating those under his authority except that Allah will forbid Paradise for him."

Explanation of the hadith: There is no one whom Allah puts in a position of author…

Lessons: There is no one whom Allah puts in a position of author…

• This warning applies to the ruler and his deputies and to anyone whom Allah puts in charge of responsibility.
• Anyone who assumes some authority over Muslims should be sincere to them, make his best effort to discharge the responsibility assigned to him and beware of treachery.
• The Hadīth reveals the seriousness of the responsibility of anyone who assumes authority, public or private, and great or small.

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