Riyad as-Salihin, 654
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
I heard the the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) supplicating in my house: "O Allah! Treat harshly those who rule over my Ummah with harshness, and treat gently those who rule over my Ummah with gentleness." <b>[Muslim]</b>.
وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول في بيتى هذا: “اللهم من ولى من أمر أمتى شيئاً فشق عليهم، فاشقق عليه ومن ولى من أمر أمتى شيئاً، فرفق بهم، فارفق به” ((رواه مسلم)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 654
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) Recompense for a deed should be of the same nature of the deed. So, if a person makes things hard for the Prophet’s Ummah, Allah will make things hard for him, and vice versa.<br>
2) The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was keen on preserving the safety and welfare of his Ummah after his death, which shows his compassion towards them.<br>
3) To be compassionate towards people is to direct them according to the commands of Allah and His Messenger, to take them through the easier and shorter way, and to not make things hard for them by ordaining on them what is not obligatory under the Shariah or preventing them from what is sanctioned by the Shariah.