Is the hadith: (As you are, so will your rulers be) authentic?
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The questioner : ... the report .
The Shaykh : It is not authentic; it is not valid.
The questioner : It is not authentic.
The Shaykh : It is not authentic.
The questioner : Nor from any of the Companions or the Salaf, meaning it is not from the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Yes, and peace be upon you. Is your question about hadith or fiqh?
The questioner : It is about hadith, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, how do you say "Companion" and "successor"?
The questioner : My question was whether it was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : I answered you: it is not authentic. Now you are saying "Companion" and "successor."
The questioner : I thought it was the saying of one of the Salaf, and it was attributed to the Messenger.
The Shaykh : No, it is reported from the Messenger, but it is not authentic from the perspective of its chain of narration. Then, if we leave the issue of narration and move to the issue of understanding, i.e., fiqh, its meaning is also not correct. The ruler may be a Muslim and the people may be open sinners, or the reverse: the people may be Muslim and the ruler an open sinner, as you see today. But the first example is well known in Islamic history: the four Caliphs were followed by Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, who was undoubtedly a righteous king among the kings of the Muslims. But the later the time, the more true the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) became:Sahih Ibn Hibban 51:19 . Mu'awiyah died and was succeeded by his son Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah, about whom history records disgraceful things. Then came the kings of the Umayyads after him, up to the end, such as 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan and al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik, and so on. The later the time, the more corruption there was among them. Then 'Umar ibn al-Khattab came.
The questioner : 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz.
The Shaykh : No, I beg your pardon, 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz. The people did not change here; the point is that the people did not change when 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz took over their rule. Therefore, it is not authentic, neither in narration nor in understanding. Is that clear?
The questioner : Is that clear?
As you are, so will your rulers be
كيفما تكونوا يُولَّى عليكمThe Shaykh : It is not authentic; it is not valid.
The questioner : It is not authentic.
The Shaykh : It is not authentic.
The questioner : Nor from any of the Companions or the Salaf, meaning it is not from the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Yes, and peace be upon you. Is your question about hadith or fiqh?
The questioner : It is about hadith, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, how do you say "Companion" and "successor"?
The questioner : My question was whether it was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : I answered you: it is not authentic. Now you are saying "Companion" and "successor."
The questioner : I thought it was the saying of one of the Salaf, and it was attributed to the Messenger.
The Shaykh : No, it is reported from the Messenger, but it is not authentic from the perspective of its chain of narration. Then, if we leave the issue of narration and move to the issue of understanding, i.e., fiqh, its meaning is also not correct. The ruler may be a Muslim and the people may be open sinners, or the reverse: the people may be Muslim and the ruler an open sinner, as you see today. But the first example is well known in Islamic history: the four Caliphs were followed by Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, who was undoubtedly a righteous king among the kings of the Muslims. But the later the time, the more true the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) became:
There is no day but that the day after it is worse than it, until you meet your Lord
ما من يومٍ إلا والذي بعده شرٌّ منه حتى تلقَوا ربَّكمThe questioner : 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz.
The Shaykh : No, I beg your pardon, 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz. The people did not change here; the point is that the people did not change when 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz took over their rule. Therefore, it is not authentic,
As you are, so will your rulers be
كما تكونوا يُولَّى عليكمThe questioner : Is that clear?
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