Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 661
The Just Ruler
Arabic hadith text
وعن عياض بن حمار رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: “أهل الجنة ثلاثة: ذو سلطان مقسط موفق، ورجل رحيم رفيق القلب لكل ذي قربى ومسلم، وعفيف متعفف ذو عيال”. ((رواه مسلم)).
Translation
'Iyad bin Himar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The people of Jannah will be of three kinds: A just successful ruler, a man who shows mercy to his relatives, and a pious believer who has a large family and refrains from begging."[Muslim].