Reading from the author's text with commentary and collation of manuscripts: "For this reason: Abu Dawud and others narrated from the hadith of al-Thawri
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The reader: "From the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Sufyan said once: and I do not know it except from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: Sunan Abi Dawud 2859Sahih (Al-Albani) .
Abu Dawud also narrated it from the hadith of al-Hasan ibn al-Hakam al-Nakha'i from 'Adi ibn Thabit from an elder of the Ansar from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with the same meaning, and he said, "And whoever clings to the ruler becomes fitnah-stricken," and added, "And the closer a servant gets to the ruler, the farther he becomes from Allah (Mighty and Majestic)" For this reason they used to say.
The Shaykh : All of this hadith is attested by reality. Indeed, whoever settles in the desert becomes coarse; if he resides there, he becomes like its people, coarse and rough. And whoever pursues hunting becomes heedless, and for that reason you find hunters to be the most heedless of people, to the extent that when they see flying or crawling game, they become so heedless that they neglect even the obligatory acts. And whoever approaches the ruler becomes fitnah-stricken. This applies to the second wording, "whoever clings to the ruler," for he becomes fitnah-stricken because he finds the splendor of this world, luxury, and other things that cause him to be led astray from his religion. And it is also said "And the closer a servant gets to the ruler, the farther he becomes from Allah". The meaning is the one who approaches the imam for the sake of flattery and gaining from his worldly wealth. As for the one who comes to the ruler to advise him, guide him, and direct him, that is good. This may be a form of jihad, and the best of jihad is a word of what? A word of truth before a tyrannical ruler, whether said openly or secretly, according to what the public interest requires. Yes.
He who lives in the desert will become rude; he who pursues the game will be negligent, and he who visits a king will be perverted.
من سكن البادية جفا ومن اتبع الصيد غفل ومن أتى السلطان افتتنAbu Dawud also narrated it from the hadith of al-Hasan ibn al-Hakam al-Nakha'i from 'Adi ibn Thabit from an elder of the Ansar from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with the same meaning, and he said, "And whoever clings to the ruler becomes fitnah-stricken," and added, "And the closer a servant gets to the ruler, the farther he becomes from Allah (Mighty and Majestic)" For this reason they used to say.
The Shaykh : All of this hadith is attested by reality. Indeed, whoever settles in the desert becomes coarse; if he resides there, he becomes like its people, coarse and rough. And whoever pursues hunting becomes heedless, and for that reason you find hunters to be the most heedless of people, to the extent that when they see flying or crawling game, they become so heedless that they neglect even the obligatory acts. And whoever approaches the ruler becomes fitnah-stricken. This applies to the second wording, "whoever clings to the ruler," for he becomes fitnah-stricken because he finds the splendor of this world, luxury, and other things that cause him to be led astray from his religion. And it is also said "And the closer a servant gets to the ruler, the farther he becomes from Allah". The meaning is the one who approaches the imam for the sake of flattery and gaining from his worldly wealth. As for the one who comes to the ruler to advise him, guide him, and direct him, that is good. This may be a form of jihad, and the best of jihad is a word of what? A word of truth before a tyrannical ruler, whether said openly or secretly, according to what the public interest requires. Yes.