The Book of Jihad, Military Expeditions, and Authority-09b
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The reciter: Zuhayr ibn Harb narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa' narrated to me from Abu al-Zinad from al-A'raj from Abu Hurayrah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Sahih Muslim 1841.
The Shaykh : The point of the hadith is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1841 meaning the sin of what he ordered.
A commander (of the Muslims) is a shield for them. They fight behind him and they are protected by (him from tyrants and aggressors). If he enjoins fear of God, the Exalted and Glorious, and dispenses justice, there will be a (great) reward for him; and if he enjoins otherwise, it redounds on him.
إِنَّمَا الْإِمَامُ جُنَّةٌ، يُقَاتَلُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ، وَيُتَّقَى بِهِ، فَإِنْ أَمَرَ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَعَدَلَ، كَانَ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ أَجْرٌ، وَإِنْ يَأْمُرْ بِغَيْرِهِ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْهُThe Shaykh : The point of the hadith is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
