Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 3 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 19

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

بَابُ النَّهْيِ عَنْ تَوْلِيَةِ الْإِمَارَةِ وَالْقَضَاءِ وَغَيْرِهِمَا مِنَ الْوِلَايَاتِ لِمَنْ سَأَلَهَا

Chapter on the prohibition of appointing someone to an emirate, judiciary, or other positions of authority if they ask for it.

إِزَالَةُ السُّوءِ، سُوءُ التَّدْبِيرِ، وَسُوءُ الْعَمَلِ، وَيَكُونُ هَذَا لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ؛

Removing evil, bad management, and bad work, and this is acceptable.

فَمَثَلًا إِذَا رَأَيْنَا أَمِيرًا فِي نَاحِيَةٍ، لَكِنَّهُ قَدْ أَضَاعَ الْإِمْرَةَ، وَأَفْسَدَ الْخَلْقَ، فَلَنَا أَنْ نَقُولَ: وَلُّونَا عَلَى هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ لِأَجْلِ دَفْعِ الشَّرِّ الَّذِي فِيهَا، وَيَكُونُ هَذَا لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ، وَيَكُونُ مُتَمَشِّيًا مَعَ الْقَوَاعِدِ.

For example, if we see an emir in a region, but he has wasted the leadership and corrupted the people, we may say: 'Appoint us over this town to repel the evil that is in it,' and this is acceptable and in line with the rules.

وَيَدُلُّ عَلَى هَذَا حَدِيثُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ: اجْعَلْنِي إِمَامَ قَوْمِي؛ يَعْنِي فِي الصَّلَاةِ، فَقَالَ: «أَنْتَ إِمَامُهُمْ»،

This is indicated by the hadith of Uthman ibn Abi al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), that he said to the Prophet (peace be upon him): 'Make me the imam of my people,' meaning in prayer, and he said: 'You are their imam.'

فَالْوَلِيُّ الْأَمْرِ يَنْظُرُ مَا هُوَ السَّبَبُ فِي أَنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ طَلَبَ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَمِيرًا، طَلَبَ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَاضِيًا، طَلَبَ أَنْ يَكُونَ إِمَامًا، ثُمَّ يَعْمَلُ بِمَا يَرَى أَنَّ فِيهِ الْمَصْلَحَةَ.

The guardian of the matter (ruler) looks at what is the reason that this man requested to be an emir, requested to be a judge, or requested to be an imam, then he acts according to what he sees as being in the interest.

وَاللَّهُ الْمُوَفِّقُ. (١)

And Allah is the Grantor of success.

(١) أَخْرَجَهُ أَحْمَدُ (٢١/٤)،

(1) Narrated by Ahmad (4/21),

وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ كِتَابُ الصَّلَاةِ، بَابُ أَخْذِ الْأُجْرَةِ عَلَى التَّأْذِينِ، رَقْمُ (٥٣١)،

and Abu Dawud, Book of Prayer, Chapter on Taking Wages for the Adhan, no. (531),

وَالنَّسَائِيُّ: كِتَابُ الْأَذَانِ، بَابُ اتِّخَاذِ الْمُؤَذِّنِ الَّذِي لَا يَأْخُذُ عَلَى أَذَانِهِ أَجْرًا، رَقْمُ (٦٧٢).

and An-Nasa'i, Book of Adhan, Chapter on Appointing a Mu'adhdhin Who Does Not Take Wages for His Adhan, no. (672).

Vocabulary · المفردات (14 verbs · 33 nouns)

• نَهَى — to forbid
• سَأَلَ — to ask
• كَانَ — to be
• رَأَى — to see
• أَضَاعَ — to waste
• أَفْسَدَ — to corrupt
• قَالَ — to say
• وَلَّى — to appoint
• دَفَعَ — to push
• دَلَّ — to indicate
• جَعَلَ — to make
• نَظَرَ — to look
• طَلَبَ — to request
• عَمِلَ — to work
• بَابٌ — chapter
• نَهْيٌ — prohibition
• تَوْلِيَةٌ — appointment
• إِمَارَةٌ — emirate
• قَضَاءٌ — judiciary
• وِلَايَةٌ — province
• إِزَالَةٌ — removal
• سُوءٌ — evil
• تَدْبِيرٌ — management
• عَمَلٌ — work
• بَأْسٌ — harm
• مَثَلٌ — example
• أَمِيرٌ — emir
• نَاحِيَةٌ — region
• إِمْرَةٌ — leadership
• خَلْقٌ — people
• بَلْدَةٌ — town
• أَجْلٌ — sake
• دَفْعٌ — repelling
• شَرٌّ — evil
• قَاعِدَةٌ — rule
• حَدِيثٌ — hadith
• نَبِيٌّ — prophet
• إِمَامٌ — imam
• قَوْمٌ — people
• صَلَاةٌ — prayer
• وَلِيٌّ — guardian
• أَمْرٌ — matter
• سَبَبٌ — reason
• رَجُلٌ — man
• قَاضٍ — judge
• مَصْلَحَةٌ — interest
• مُوَفِّقٌ — grantor of success