Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 1841

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Sahih Muslim 1841
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ، حَدَّثَنِي وَرْقَاءُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّمَا الإِمَامُ جُنَّةٌ يُقَاتَلُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ وَيُتَّقَى بِهِ فَإِنْ أَمَرَ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَعَدَلَ كَانَ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ أَجْرٌ وَإِنْ يَأْمُرْ بِغَيْرِهِ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Ibrahim narrated to us, from Muslim. Zuhayr ibn Harb narrated to me; Shababah narrated to us; Warqa narrated to me, from Abu al-Zinad, from al-Araj, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: “The Imam is a shield; fighting is carried out behind him, and protection is sought through him. If he commands reverence for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and acts justly, he will have a reward for that. If he commands otherwise, it will be held against him.”