Mishkat al-Masabih — Hadith #50838
Hadith #50838
وَعَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَنْزِلَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِمَامٌ عَادِلٌ رَفِيقٌ وَإِنَّ شَرَّ النَّاسِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَنْزِلَةً يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ إِمامٌ جَائِر خرق»
On the authority of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, he said: The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “The best of God’s servants will be in high status with God on the Day of On the Day of Resurrection there will be a just and gentle Imam, but the worst of people in the sight of God will be in the position on the Day of Resurrection of an unjust and degrading Imam.”
Source
Mishkat al-Masabih # 18/3719
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 18: Chapter 18