THE RULER (THE SULTAN) السُّلطان

إيّاكم ومُخالَطَةَ السُّلطانِ الجائِرِ

Associating with A Tyrannical Ruler

1ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إيّاكُم ومُخالَطَةَ السُّلطانِ فإنّهُ ذَهابُ الدِّينِ ، وإيّاكُم ومَعُونَتَهُ فإنّكُم لا تَحمَدُونَ أمرَهُ.

1– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Beware of associating with the [unjust] ruler for verily it causes faith to depart. And beware of assisting him for indeed you do not approve of his rule.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 10, p. 368, no. 7]

2ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن لَزِمَ السُّلطانَ اُفتُتِنَ ، وما يَزدادُ مِنَ السُّلطانِ قُرباً إلّا ازدادَ مِنَ اللّه‏ِ بُعداً.

2– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever adheres to the ruler will be tempted away from the right course, and the closer one gets to the ruler the further away one is from Allah.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 371, no. 13]

3ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إيّاكُم وأبوابَ السُّلطانِ وحَواشِيَها؛ فإنَّ أقرَبَكُم مِن أبوابِ السُّلطانِ وحَواشِيها أبعَدُكم مِنَ اللّه‏ِ عَزَّوجلَّ، ومَن آثَرَ السُّلطانَ على اللّه‏ِ عَزَّوجلَّ أذهَبَ اللّه‏ُ عَنهُ الوَرَعَ وجَعَلَهُ حَيرانَ.

3– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Beware of [going near] the ruler’s gates and the retinue guarding them, for verily the nearest of you to the gates and retinue of the ruler is the farthest away from Allah, Mighty and Exalted. And whoever chooses the ruler over Allah, Mighty and Exalted, Allah will strip away his piety and will render him bewildered.’[Bihar al-Anwar, p. 372, no. 19]

4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): صاحِبُ السُّلطانِ كَراكِبِ الأسَدِ، يُغبَطُ بمَوقِعِهِ ، وهُو أعلَمُ بِمَوضِعِهِ.

4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who associates with the ruler is like one who rides a lion – he is envied for his [high] position, and yet only he best knows his [unstable] situation.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 263]

5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): باعِدِ السُّلطانَ لِتَأمَنَ خُدَعَ الشَّيطانِ .

5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Keep away from the sultan in order to be safe from the deception of Satan.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 215, no. 1]

الخُضوعِ لِلسُّلطانِ الجائِرِ

Subservience to a Tyrannical Ruler

6ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن خَفَّ لِسُلطانٍ جائرٍ في حاجَةٍ كانَ قَرِينَهُ في النارِ .

6– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever yields to a tyrannical ruler in any matter will be his companion in the Fire.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 360, no. 30]

7ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن مَدَحَ سُلطانا جائرا وتَخَفَّفَ وتَضَعضَعَ لَهُ طَمَعاً فيهِ ، كانَ قَرِينَهُ إلى النارِ.

7– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever praises a tyrannical ruler, succumbs to him or humbles himself in front of him in a bid to secure his pleasure, will accompany him to the Fire.’[Amali al-Saduq, p. 347, no. 1]

8ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أيُّما مُؤمِنٍ خَضَعَ لِصاحِبِ سلطانٍ أو مَن يُخالِفُهُ على دِينِهِ طَلَباً لِما في يَدَيهِ، أخمَلَهُ اللّه‏ُ ومَقَتَهُ علَيهِ ووَكَلَهُ إلَيهِ ، فإن هُو غَلَبَ عَلى شَيءٍ مِن دُنياهُ وصارَ في يَدِهِ مِنهُ شَيءٌ ، نَزَعَ اللّه‏ُ البَرَكَةَ مِنهُ.

8– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Any believer who is subservient to the ruler or any of his entourage, going against his faith in his bid to secure the worldly things that the ruler has in his grasp, Allah will reduce him to obscurity, render him odious to him [the ruler] and will relegate him to the ruler. And whatever he manages to acquire and possess of the worldly things, Allah will strip them of their benediction.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 371, no. 15]