Hadith
Mishkat al-Masabih #3543
The Offices of Commander and Qadi· كتاب الإمارة والقضاء
mishkat_al_masabih:3543وَعَنْ غَالِبٍ الْقَطَّانِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «إِن العرافة حق ولابد لِلنَّاسِ مِنْ عُرَفَاءَ وَلَكِنَّ الْعُرْفَاءَ فِي النَّارِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Ghalib al-Qattan quoted a man who stated on the authority of his father that his grandfather reported God’s Messenger as saying, “The office of a chief is necessary, for people must have chiefs, but the chiefs will go to hell.”* Abu Dawud transmitted it. * Mirqat. iv, 133 says this means those who are unjust, or is a warning against the temptations to injustice arising from their office.
Chain 1·4 narrators
3
Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
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Transmitted via “قال”
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جده
جده
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1
أبيه
أبيه
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Man (Rijāl reference)← Compiler
رجل
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Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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