Book 33
The Book on Government
كتاب الإمارة
56 chapters · 266 hadiths
1.0
The people follow the Quraish and the Caliphate belongs to the Quraish
12باب النَّاسُ تَبَعٌ لِقُرَيْشٍ وَالْخِلاَفَةُ فِي قُرَيْشٍ
2.0Appointing a successor or not doing so
2باب الاِسْتِخْلاَفِ وَتَرْكِهِ
3.0The prohibition of seeking or desiring a position of authority
4باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ طَلَبِ الإِمَارَةِ، وَالْحِرْصِ، عَلَيْهَا
4.0It is disliked to be appointed to a position of authority unnecessarily
2باب كَرَاهَةِ الإِمَارَةِ بِغَيْرِ ضَرُورَةٍ
5.0The virtue of a just ruler and the punishment of a tyrant; Encouragement to treat those under one's authority with kindness and the prohibition against causing them hardship
12باب فَضِيلَةِ الإِمَامِ الْعَادِلِ وَعُقُوبَةِ الْجَائِرِ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَى الرِّفْقِ بِالرَّعِيَّةِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنْ إِدْخَالِ الْمَشَقَّةِ عَلَيْهِمْ
6.0Emphatic prohibition against stealing from the spoils of war (Ghulul)
4باب غِلَظِ تَحْرِيمِ الْغُلُولِ
7.0The prohibition of giving gifts to agents
8باب تَحْرِيمِ هَدَايَا الْعُمَّالِ
8.0The obligation of obeying leaders in matters that do not involve sin, but it is forbidden to obey them in sinful matters
25باب وُجُوبِ طَاعَةِ الأُمَرَاءِ فِي غَيْرِ مَعْصِيَةٍ وَتَحْرِيمِهَا فِي الْمَعْصِيَةِ
9.0The ruler is a shield from behind whom they fight and by whom they are protected
1باب فِي الإِمَامِ إِذَا أَمَرَ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَعَدَلَ كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرٌ
10.0The obligation of fulfilling oaths of allegiance is owed to the first of two Caliphs
6باب الْوَفَاءِ بِبَيْعَةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الأَوَّلِ فَالأَوَّلِ
11.0The command to be patient in the face of oppressive rulers and their selfishness
2باب الأَمْرِ بِالصَّبْرِ عِنْدَ ظُلْمِ الْوُلاَةِ وَاسْتِئْثَارِهِمْ
12.0Obeying Rulers even if they withhold the people's rights
2باب فِي طَاعَةِ الأُمَرَاءِ وَإِنْ مَنَعُوا الْحُقُوقَ
13.0The obligation of staying with the Jama'ah (main body) of the muslims when Fitn (tribulations) appear, and in all circumstances. The prohibition of refusing to obey and on splitting away from the Jama'ah
12باب الأَمْرِ بِلُزُومِ الْجَمَاعَةِ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ الْفِتَنِ وَتَحْذِيرِ الدُّعَاةِ إِلَى الْكُفْرِ
14.0The ruling on one who seeks to divide the muslims when they are united
3باب حُكْمِ مَنْ فَرَّقَ أَمْرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَهُوَ مُجْتَمِعٌ
15.0When allegiance has been sworn to two caliphs
1باب إِذَا بُويِعَ لِخَلِيفَتَيْنِ
16.0The obligation to denounce rulers for that in which they go against Shari'ah, but they should not be fought so long as they pray regularly, etc
4باب وُجُوبِ الإِنْكَارِ عَلَى الأُمَرَاءِ فِيمَا يُخَالِفُ الشَّرْعَ وَتَرْكِ قِتَالِهِمْ مَا صَلَّوْا وَنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ
17.0The best and worst of rulers
3باب خِيَارِ الأَئِمَّةِ وَشِرَارِهِمْ
18.0It is recommended for the army to swear allegiance to the ruler when intending to fight, and an account of Bay'at Ar-Ridwan beneath the tree
17باب اسْتِحْبَابِ مُبَايَعَةِ الإِمَامِ الْجَيْشَ عِنْدَ إِرَادَةِ الْقِتَالِ وَبَيَانِ بَيْعَةِ الرِّضْوَانِ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ
19.0The prohibition against a Muhajir returning to settle in his former homeland
1باب تَحْرِيمِ رُجُوعِ الْمُهَاجِرِ إِلَى اسْتِيطَانِ وَطَنِهِ
20.0Swearing Allegiance and Pledging to adhere to Islam, to engage in Jihad and to do Good, after the conquest of Makkah, and the meaning of the phrase: "There is No Hijrah (migration) after the Conquest."
8باب الْمُبَايَعَةِ بَعْدَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ وَالْجِهَادِ وَالْخَيْرِ وَبَيَانِ مَعْنَى: «لاَ هِجْرَةَ بَعْدَ الْفَتْحِ»
21.0How women gave their oath of allegiance
2باب كَيْفِيَّةِ بَيْعَةِ النِّسَاءِ
22.0Oath of allegiance pledging to hear and obey as much as possible
1باب الْبَيْعَةِ عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِيمَا اسْتَطَاعَ
23.0The age of responsibility
2باب بَيَانِ سِنِّ الْبُلُوغِ
24.0The prohibition of travelling with the Mushaf to the land of the disbelievers if there is the fear that it may fall into their hands.
4باب النَّهْىِ أَنْ يُسَافَرَ بِالْمُصْحَفِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْكُفَّارِ إِذَا خِيفَ وُقُوعُهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ
25.0Horse Races and Training Horses for Racing
2باب الْمُسَابَقَةِ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ وَتَضْمِيرِهَا
26.0The virtue of horses; "Goodness is tied to their Forelocks."
11باب الْخَيْلُ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
27.0Disliked qualities in Horses
3باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنْ صِفَاتِ الْخَيْلِ
28.0The virtue of Jihad and going out (to fight) in the cause of Allah
8باب فَضْلِ الْجِهَادِ وَالْخُرُوجِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ
29.0The virtue of Martyrdom in the cause of Allah
6باب فَضْلِ الشَّهَادَةِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى
30.0The virtue of going out in the morning or the evening in the cause of Allah
6باب فَضْلِ الْغَدْوَةِ وَالرَّوْحَةِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ
31.0The High Positions that Allah has prepared for the Mujahid in Paradise
1باب بَيَانِ مَا أَعَدَّهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِلْمُجَاهِدِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِنَ الدَّرَجَاتِ
32.0If a person is killed in the cause of Allah, all his sins will be expiated except debt
5باب مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كُفِّرَتْ خَطَايَاهُ إِلاَّ الدَّيْنَ
33.0The souls of the martyrs are in Paradise, and they are alive with their Lord and they have provision
1باب فِي بَيَانِ أَنَّ أَرْوَاحَ الشُّهَدَاءِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَنَّهُمْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ
34.0The virtue of Jihad and keeping watch over the frontier
6باب فَضْلِ الْجِهَادِ وَالرِّبَاطِ
35.0Two Men, one of whom kills the other, and both will enter Paradise
3باب بَيَانِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ يَقْتُلُ أَحَدُهُمَا الآخَرَ يَدْخُلاَنِ الْجَنَّةَ
36.0One who kills a disbeliever then keeps to the right path
2باب مَنْ قَتَلَ كَافِرًا ثُمَّ سَدَّدَ
37.0The virtue of Charity in the Cause of Allah, and its Manifold reward
2باب فَضْلِ الصَّدَقَةِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَتَضْعِيفِهَا
38.0The virtue of helping the warrior who is fighting in the cause of Allah with mounts etc., and looking after his family in his absence
8باب فَضْلِ إِعَانَةِ الْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِمَرْكُوبٍ وَغَيْرِهِ وَخِلاَفَتِهِ فِي أَهْلِهِ بِخَيْرٍ
39.0The sanctity of the wives of the Mujahidin, and the sin of the one who betrays them with regard to them
3باب حُرْمَةِ نِسَاءِ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ وَإِثْمِ مَنْ خَانَهُمْ فِيهِنَّ
40.0The duty of Jihad is waived for those who have excuses
2باب سُقُوطِ فَرْضِ الْجِهَادِ عَنِ الْمَعْذُورِينَ،
41.0Affirmation of Paradise for the Martyr
6باب ثُبُوتِ الْجَنَّةِ لِلشَّهِيدِ
42.0One who fights so that the word of Allah will be supreme is fighting in the cause of Allah
4باب مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِتَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ
43.0One who fights to show off and gain a reputation deserves Hell
2باب مَنَ قَاتَلَ لِلرِّيَاءِ وَالسُّمْعَةِ اسْتَحَقَّ النَّارَ
44.0The reward of those who fought and acquired spoils of war and those who did not acquire spoils of war
2باب بَيَانِ قَدْرِ ثَوَابِ مَنْ غَزَا فَغَنِمَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَغْنَمْ
45.0The words of the prophets ﷺ: "Deeds are but with intentions" which includes fighting and other deeds
2باب قَوْلِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّةِ." وَأَنَّهُ يَدْخُلُ فِيهِ الْغَزْوُ وَغَيْرُهُ مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ
46.0It is recommended to seek Martyrdom in the Cause of Allah, Exalted is He.
2باب اسْتِحْبَابِ طَلَبِ الشَّهَادَةِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى
47.0Criticism of one who dies without having fought (in Jihad) or having thought of fighting
1باب ذَمِّ مَنْ مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَغْزُ وَلَمْ يُحَدِّثْ نَفْسَهُ بِالْغَزْوِ
48.0The reward of one who is kept from fighting by sickness or any other excuse
2باب ثَوَابِ مَنْ حَبَسَهُ عَنِ الْغَزْوِ، مَرَضٌ أَوْ عُذْرٌ آخَرُ
49.0The virtue of campaigning by sea
4باب فَضْلِ الْغَزْوِ فِي الْبَحْرِ
50.0The virtue of guarding the frontier in the cause of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)
2باب فَضْلِ الرِّبَاطِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
51.0About the Martyrs
6باب بَيَانِ الشُّهَدَاءِ
52.0The virtue of Shooting and Encouragement to learn it, and criticism of the one who learns it and then forgets it
4باب فَضْلِ الرَّمْىِ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَيْهِ وَذَمِّ مَنْ عَلِمَهُ ثُمَّ نَسِيَهُ
53.0The words of the prophet ﷺ: "A Group of my Ummah will continue to Prevail on the basis of the Truth, and They will not be Harmed by those who oppose them."
9باب قَوْلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لاَ تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ظَاهِرِينَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ لاَ يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ خَالَفَهُمْ»
54.0Keeping animals' well being in mind when traveling, and the prohibition of halting in the road at the end of the night.
2باب مُرَاعَاةِ مَصْلَحَةِ الدَّوَابِّ فِي السَّيْرِ وَالنَّهْىِ عَنِ التَّعْرِيسِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ
55.0Travel is a kind of torment, and it is recommended for the traveler to hasten back to his family after finishing his business
1باب السَّفَرِ قِطْعَةٌ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ وَاسْتِحْبَابِ تَعْجِيلِ الْمُسَافِرِ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ بَعْدَ قَضَاءِ شُغْلِهِ
56.0It is disliked to enter at night when coming home from a journey
10باب كَرَاهَةِ الطُّرُوقِ وَهُوَ الدُّخُولُ لَيْلاً لِمَنْ وَرَدَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ