قال الله تعالى: {إِنَّمَا السَّبِيلُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَظْلِمُونَ النَّاسَ وَيَبْغُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ} [الشورى: 42]

Allah, the Almighty says, {The blame is only against those who Oppress men with wrong-doing and insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land defying right and justice: for such there will be a chastisement grievous.} (AI-Shura: 42)

وقال الله تعالى أيضًا في القرآن الكريم: {وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غَافِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الْأَبْصَارُ * مُهْطِعِينَ مُقْنِعِي رُءُوسِهِمْ لَا يَرْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْ ۖ وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ هَوَاءٌ} (إبراهيم: 42-43)

The Qur'an also states, {Think not that Allah doth heed the deeds of those who do wrong. He but giveth them respect against a Day when the eyes will fixedly stare in horror, they running forward with necks outstretched, their heads uplifted; their gaze returning not towards them, and their hearts a (gaping) void!} (Ibrahim: 42-43)

وَ{كَانُوا لَا يَتَنَاهَوْنَ عَنْ مُنْكَرٍ فَعَلُوهُ ۚ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ}، [المائدة: ٧٩]

And, {Nor did they forbid one another the iniquities which they committed: evil indeed were the deeds which they did} (AI-Ma'idah: 79)

ولنَنظُرْ الآنَ في الأحاديثِ التالية:

Now let us consider the following hadiths:

مَنْ غَشَّنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا ﷺ 1

"He who deceives us is not of us." 1

الظُّلْمُ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ2

"Oppression will be darkness on the Day of Judgment.”2

كلُّكم راعٍ وكلُّكم مسؤولٌ عن رعيَّته. [3]

"All of you are trustees and each is responsible for those entrusted to his care.” 3

مَنْ وَلِيَ رَعِيَّةً فَغَشَّهُمْ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ4

"Any superior who misrules his followers shall go to Hell.”4

"من ولاه الله أمر رعية فلم يحطها بنصيحته وإخلاصه، لم يجد رائحة الجنة"5

"If a person who is appointed in authority over people, does not look after the people (placed under his care) with goodwill and sincerity, he will not get even the aroma of paradise.”5

يُؤْتَى بكُلِّ أَمِيرٍ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ عَلَى جِسْرِ جَهَنَّمَ، فَيُمْسِكُهُ مَلَكٌ مِنْ مُؤَخَّرِ عُنُقِهِ، ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ أَمَامَ اللهِ، وَذَلِكَ تَحْذِيرٌ لأَمْرِهِ، فَيُقَالُ لِلْمَلَكِ: اِرْمِهِ، فَلَا يَبْلُغُ قَعْرَهَا إِلَّا بَعْدَ أَرْبَعِينَ عَامًا.6

"Every governor will be seized on the day of Judgement in front of the Hell-Fire. From the back of his head he will be held by an angel. The angel, then, raises his head before Allah (a warning for His command). Being commanded to throw him, only after forty will the governor reach the bottom of a vacuum.”6

ويلٌ للأمراء، ويلٌ للقادة، ويلٌ للعرفاء، يتمنى قومٌ يوم القيامة أن ناصيتهم معلقةٌ بالثريا يتعلقون بها في العذاب، وأنهم لم يكونوا تولَّوا الإمارة من قبل.

"Woe to princes, woe to captains, woe to officers. On the Day of Judgement some people will wish to have their forelock clung to a Pleiades in torture and that they did not take the charge before.” 1

يُؤتى بالقاضي العادل يوم القيامة، فيُلقى به (إلى الحساب)، فيعاني من الشدة إلى حدٍّ يتمنّى معه أنه لم يحكم بين اثنين قط ولو في تمرة.2

"On the Day of Judgement, the just judge is brought (to be reckoned), He will suffer to such an extent that he will hope that he would not have judged between any two people even with regards to a date. .”2

من دعاء النبي ﷺ: «اللهم، من وَلِيَ من أمر أمتي شيئًا فشَقَّ عليهم فاشْقُقْ عليه، ومن وَلِيَ من أمر أمتي شيئًا فرفَقَ بهم فارْفُقْ به».3

Of the Prophet's supplication is that, "0 Allah! When a person who is placed in authority over my Ummah (people) is strict with them, be Thou also strict with him, and when such a person is kind on them, be Thou also kind on him.”3

اللهم، مَن وَلِيَ مِن أمرِ أمتي شيئًا فاحتجب دون حاجتهم وخَلّتهم وفقرهم، احتجب الله عن حاجته وخَلّته وفقره4

"0 Allah! Whoever disposes something of Muslims affairs and screens himself (by adopting a porter) away from their need and poverty, Allah will screen Himself away of his need and poverty.”4

سيأتي أمراء فجرة ظلمة، فمن صدّقهم على كذبهم وأعانهم على ظلمهم فليس مني ولست منه، ولا يرد عليّ الحوض.ﷺ

"There will come corrupt, tyrannical rulers: whoever confirms their lies and assists them in their oppression is not of me, nor I of him, and shall not meet me at my watering place in Paradise.” 5

صنفان من أمتي لا تنالهما شفاعتي: إمام ظلوم، وكل غالٍ مارق ﷺ6

"Two classes of my Ummah (nation) are excluded from my intercession: a tyrant ruler and the one who is extreme in religion: who bears witness against them and clears himself from them.”6

إِنَّ الْحَاكِمَ الظَّالِمَ سَيُعَذَّبُ أَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ۔ [7]

"T he Oppressor ruler will suffer the severest torture on the Day of Judgement.” 7

"يا أيها الناس، مُروا بالمعروف وانهَوا عن المنكر قبل يومٍ تُردّ فيه دعواتكم إلى الله واستغفارُكم منه فلا يُستجاب لكم. ولمّا ترك أحبارُ اليهود ورهبانُ النصارى الأمرَ بالمعروف والنهيَ عن المنكر، لعنهم الله على لسان أنبيائهم، ثم أوشكوا أن يحلّ بهم عذابٌ عامّ."8

"0 people command the right and forbid the wrong before a day in which your supplications to Allah and seeking forgiveness from Him will be unanswered. When the Jewish doctors of law and the Christian monks gave up commanding the right and forbidding the wrong, Allah cursed them by the tongue of their prophet's and then puts them on the verge of a sweeping punishment.”8

مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ9

"Whoever tries to introduce into this faith of ours (Islam) something which is not a part of it, is to be rejected (and that person is condemned).”9

من أحدث حدثاً أو آوى محدِثاً فعليه لعنة الله والملائكة والناس أجمعين، لا يُقبل منه صرف ولا عدل Wait, that is not faithful to the English. Corrected translation: مَن أحدَثَ في دين الله شيئاً، أو ابتدع بدعةً، فعليه لعنةُ الله والملائكةِ والناسِ أجمعين، ولا تُقبَلُ منه أعمالُه. [10]

"Whoever tries to introduce some thing or adopts an innovation (in religion) he entails the curse of Allah, the angels and the whole people and will have his works not accepted.” 10

"مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمْ لَا يُرْحَمْ".11

"He who shows no mercy will not be shown any.”11

لَا يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ النَّاسَ۔ 12

"Allah shows no mercy to whoever shows none to people.” 12

تحتَ ظلِّ اللهِ إمامٌ عادلٌ، يومَ لا ظلَّ إلا ظلُّه.13

"Under Allah's shade is a just ruler when there will be no shade except Allah's.”13

إِنَّ الْعَادِلِينَ الْمُقْسِطِينَ (الْحُكَّامَ وَالْقُضَاةَ) يَكُونُونَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَنَابِرَ مِنْ نُورٍ، وَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَعْدِلُونَ فِي أَهْلِيهِمْ وَمَا وُلُّوا.1

"The just and fair people (rulers and judges) will be seated on chairs of light before Allah. Such people are those who deal justly in the matters relating to their families and other affairs entrusted to them.”1

لَمَّا بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُعَاذًا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ قَالَ لَهُ: «لَا تَأْخُذْ مِنْ كَرَائِمِ أَمْوَالِهِمْ، وَاتَّقِ دَعْوَةَ الْمَظْلُومِ، فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ اللهِ حِجَابٌ».2

When the Messenger of Allah sent Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen he said to him, "Do not take the best of their articles as Zakat. Fear the call of an oppressed person, because there is no barrier between the complaint of an oppressed and Allah.”2

وقال النبي ﷺ: «ثلاثة لا يكلمهم الله ولا ينظر إليهم ولا يزكيهم يوم القيامة» وذكر منهم: «الإمامَ الكذاب».3

The Prophet also said, "These are three people whom Allah will not talk to, look at, or exonerate on the Day of Judgement. He mentioned among them the lying ruler.”3

"ستحرص على الإمارة، وستكون ندامةً لك يوم القيامة."4

"You will be anxious to lead, and this will be a source of remorse to you on the day of Judgement.”4

"والله لا أولّي على هذا العمل أحداً يسأله، ولا أحداً يحرص عليه."

"By Allah, I will not appoint to a public office anybody who asks for it or expresses a longing for it.” 5

يا كعب بن عجرة، أعاذك الله من إمارة السفهاء الذين سيأتون من بعدي، فلا يهتدون بهديي ولا يسيرون على سنتي.

"0 Ka'b Ibn 'Ajarah, may Allah give refuge to you from the leadership of the naives who will come after me but they will not follow my guidance or tradition.” 6

«مَنْ طَلَبَ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَاضِيًا عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ، فَقَضَى بِالْعَدْلِ، دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ، وَإِنْ قَضَى بِالْجَوْرِ دَخَلَ النَّارَ».7

"He who asks to be appointed as the judge of Muslims, and then he judges justly, he will enter Paradise, but if he judges unjustly he will go to Hell.”7

قال عمر لأبي ذر: "حدثني بحديث سمعته من رسول الله ﷺ." فقال أبو ذر: "أخبرني رسول الله ﷺ أنه قال: يُؤتى بالإمام يوم القيامة فيُلقى على جسر من نار، فيُزلزل الجسر حتى تنخلع كل مفاصله، فإن كان مطيعًا لله مرّ، وإلا سقط في النار، ولا يبلغ قعرها إلا بعد خمسين عامًا." فلما سمع ذلك، قال عمر: "يا أبا ذر، فمن يسأل عن ذلك؟" فقال: "من رغم أنفه لله، ووضع خده على التراب..."8

'Umar said to Abu Dharr, "Tell me a hadith you have heard from Allah’s Messenger." Abu Dharr said, "I reported the Messenger of Allah to have said, "On the Day of Judgement, the leader will be brought and then cast upon a bridge on fire. The bridge will be shaken so violently that all his joints will be amputated. Then, if he was obedient to Allah, he will pass, otherwise he will fall down in the Hell-Fire and only after fifty years he will reach the bottom." Upon hearing that, 'Umar asked, "0 Abu Dharr, who asks for it?" he replied, "It is he who his nose for Allah and placed his cheek on the earth..”8

قال عمرو بن المهاجر: قال لي عمر بن عبد العزيز: «إذا رأيتني قد مِلتُ عن الحق فخذ بتلابيبي وقل: يا عمرُ، ماذا تفعل؟»

'Amr Ibn Al-Muhajir said, 'Umar Ibn Abdel Aziz said to me "When you see me deviating from the right, you should grip me and ask, 'O `Umar what are you doing?'