Precious Fruits
Rulers of the End Times
- Misguiding Imams: On the authority of Aws, who said: The Messenger of God (peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family) said: "I only fear for my nation the misguiding imams." Sufyan al-Thawri described them by saying: "Do not look at the misguiding imams except with disapproval in your hearts for them, lest your deeds be nullified."
- Rulers of Foolishness: On the authority of Jabir bin Abdullah, that the Messenger of God (peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family) said to Ka'b bin Ujrah: "May God protect you from the rule of the foolish."
- Rulers who denounce good and command evil: On the authority of Ubadah bin al-Samit, who said: The Messenger of God (peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family) said: "There will be rulers after me who will command you with what you do not know, and do what you denounce, those are not imams over you."
- Rulers who control lives and livelihoods: On the authority of Abi Hisham al-Sulami, who said: The Messenger of God (peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family) said: "There will be imams over you who will control your lives, tell you lies, and do evil. They will not be satisfied with you until you approve of their ugliness and believe their lies, so give them of the truth what they are satisfied with."
- Rulers who take the wicked as their inner circle and delay the prayer: And on the authority of Abu Hurairah, who said: The Messenger of God (peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family) said: "There will be in the end times oppressive rulers, corrupt ministers, treacherous judges, and lying scholars, so whoever of you lives to see that time, let him not be a tax collector, a supervisor, or a policeman for them."
- The Destructive Rulers: The Messenger of God (peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family) said: "The worst of rulers are the destructive ones." They pursue a policy of destroying the people.
And on the authority of Abi Laila al-Ash'ari, from the Messenger of God (peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family): "There will be rulers who, if they are asked for mercy, will not show mercy, and if they are asked for the right, they will not give it, and if they are commanded to do good, they will deny it, and you will fear them, and your assembly will disperse until they will not impose anything on you except that you bear it willingly or unwillingly, and the least of the right is that you do not take gifts from them, and do not attend their assembly."
- Heretical Rulers: On the authority of Ma'qal bin Yasar, from the Messenger of God (peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family), who said: "Two groups of my nation will not receive my intercession: an oppressive imam, and another who is extreme in religion, straying from it."
O God, bless our master Muhammad and all his family and companions
Peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you
