The authenticity of the hadith: “May Allah curse the one who leads a people while they dislike him”
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Question:
We will take a set of questions from the brothers. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the authenticity of the hadith, “May Allah curse the one who leads a people while they dislike him”?
Answer:
I do not know it in this wording. However, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned that among those whose prayers are not raised to Allah is an imam whom the people dislike for a right reason, for a right reason. It is not for a base motive that they dislike him for a right reason, because he is a person of religious innovation, because he is a person of bad creed, because he harms the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam). But if they dislike him for a base motive, that has no effect. They dislike him for a right reason. Yes.
We will take a set of questions from the brothers. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the authenticity of the hadith, “May Allah curse the one who leads a people while they dislike him”?
Answer:
I do not know it in this wording. However, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned that among those whose prayers are not raised to Allah is an imam whom the people dislike for a right reason, for a right reason. It is not for a base motive that they dislike him for a right reason, because he is a person of religious innovation, because he is a person of bad creed, because he harms the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam). But if they dislike him for a base motive, that has no effect. They dislike him for a right reason. Yes.
Source
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