What is the reconciliation between the two hadiths, namely: his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): (The worst of your imams are those whom you curse and who curse you), and his saying
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness.
The questioner : I say: O Shaykh, there are two conflicting hadiths, and we want to determine which is stronger or to reconcile them?
The Shaykh: And what are they?
The questioner : The first hadith is in "Sahih Muslim":, and the second hadith, I graded its chain as good in "Zilal al-Jannah," where he said (peace and blessings be upon him): . I said about it: its chain is good and its narrators are trustworthy, and there is some criticism of some of them that does not harm?
The Shaykh : Where is the conflict, may Allah guide you?
The questioner : I say: It appears, O Shaykh, to be a conflict, the first one.
The Shaykh : Where is the contradiction?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Where is the conflict?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : What? In an hour, I will repeat three times: where is the conflict?
The questioner : We want to reconcile them, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Show me the conflict so that I can reconcile them. I do not see any conflict in them.
The questioner : The first hadith: and the second.
The Shaykh : This is the second hadith.
The questioner : .
The Shaykh : I mean, right now, if someone curses you, do you curse him?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, where is the conflict?
The questioner : ... I mean, there is no conflict between them?
The Shaykh : There is absolutely no conflict between them.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness.
The questioner : I say: O Shaykh, there are two conflicting hadiths, and we want to determine which is stronger or to reconcile them?
The Shaykh: And what are they?
The questioner : The first hadith is in "Sahih Muslim":
The worst of your imams are those whom you curse and who curse you
شرار أئمتكم الذين تلعنوهم ويلعنونكمDo not revile your rulers, do not deceive them, and do not hate them, and fear Allah and be patient; for the matter is near.
لا تسبُّوا أمراءكم ولا تغشُّوهم ولا تبغضوهم ، واتقوا الله واصبروا ؛ فإن الأمر قريبThe Shaykh : Where is the conflict, may Allah guide you?
The questioner : I say: It appears, O Shaykh, to be a conflict, the first one.
The Shaykh : Where is the contradiction?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Where is the conflict?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : What? In an hour, I will repeat three times: where is the conflict?
The questioner : We want to reconcile them, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Show me the conflict so that I can reconcile them. I do not see any conflict in them.
The questioner : The first hadith:
Do not revile the rulers.
ما تسبُّوا الأمراءThe Shaykh : This is the second hadith.
The questioner :
You curse them and they curse you
تلعنونهم ويلعنونكمThe Shaykh : I mean, right now, if someone curses you, do you curse him?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, where is the conflict?
The questioner : ... I mean, there is no conflict between them?
The Shaykh : There is absolutely no conflict between them.
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