The Rewards & Punishments of Deeds · Hadith 790 (#Ḥadīth #1)
Chapter 7 | Punishment of Assuming the responsibility of the community in spite of the presence of learned scholars and jurists
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجَوْهَرِیِّ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ أَبِی الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ أَبِی الْعَزْرَمِیِّ عَنْ أَبِیهِ رَفَعَ الْحَدِیثَ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ: مَنْ أَمَّ قَوْماً وَ فِیهِمْ مَنْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ وَ أَفْقَهُ لَمْ یَزَلْ أَمْرُهُمْ إِلَی سقال [سَفَالٍ] إِلَی یَوْمِ الْقِیَامَهِ.
1. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who assumes the responsibility of the community in spite of the presence of learned scholars and jurists, shall be in the base level (of Hell).”
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