Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 454-5b
✧ Abd al-Muttalib b. Rabi'a b. al-Harith b. Abd al-Muttalib
"يَا معَاذُ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ الَّذى لَقِيتَ فِى أمرِ اللهِ وفى سنتى، والَّذى ذَهبَ مِنْ مالِكَ وَرَكِبَكَ مِنَ الدَّينِ فَمَا أُهْدِى لكَ مَنْ تُكْرمْ بِهِ فهو لَكَ هنِيئًا مَريئًا، ولَيْستْ لِأحَدٍ منِ الأُمْراء بَعْدَكَ إِذَا قَدمتَ عَلَيْهم فَعَلِّمْهُمْ كتَابَ اللهِ وأدِّبْهُم عَلَى الأخلاقِ الصَّالِحة، وَأَنْزِلْ النَّاسَ منازِلَهُم مِن الْخَيرِ والشَّر، ولا تُحابِ فِى اللهِ ولا في مَال اللهِ، فإنَّهُ ليْسَ لك ولا لأبِيكَ، فَأدَّ إليهم الحَقَّ فِى كُلِّ قَلَيلٍ أَوْ كثِيرٍ، وعَلَيْكَ باللِّينِ والرِّفْقِ فِى غَيْرِ ترْكِ الْحَقِّ يَقُولُ الجَاهِلُ قَدْ تَرَكَ يَعْنِى الحقَّ واعْتدِ إلى أَهْلِ عَمَلِكَ فِى كُلِّ أَمِر خَشْيتَ أَنْ يقعَ فِى أنفُسِهِم عَلَيكَ عُتْبٌ حَتَّى يَعْذُرُوكَ، وليَكُنْ مِنْ أَكْبر هَمِّكَ الصَّلاةُ فإنَّها رَأسُ الإسْلامِ بَعْدَ الإقرار بالدِّينِ، إِذَا كانَ الشتَاء فَعَجِّلِ الفجْر عْنِدَ طُلُوع الفَجْرِ وأَطِلْ القِراءَةَ مِنْ غَيْر أنْ تَملَّ النَّاسَ أَوْ تُكَرِّهَ إليهم أمْر اللهِ، وعجِّلْ الظُهْر حينَ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ، وَصلِّ العَصْرَ والمغْرِبَ عَلى ميقات واحِدٍ في الشِّتاءِ والصَّيفِ، وَصل الْعَصر والشَّمْسُ بَيْضَاءُ نَقِيَّةُ، وَصَلِّ المغْربَ حِينَ تَغْرُبُ الشَّمْسُ، وصَلِّ العتمة واعتم بها، فإن الليل قصير والناس ينامُونَ فأمهلهُم حَتَّى يُدْرِكُوهَا، وأَخِّرْ الظُهْرَ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَتَنَفسَ الظِّلُّ ويتحولُ الرِّيحُ، فإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَقْيلُونَ وأمِهلْهُم حَتَّى يُدْرِكُوهَا، وَصَل العتمة ولا تَعَتم بِهَا، فإِنَّ اللَّيْلَ قَصيرٌ، واتْبع الْمَوْعِظةَ الموْعِظَةُ فإنَّهُ أقْوَى لَهُمْ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ بِمَا يُحبُّ اللهُ، وَبُثَّ فِى النَّاسِ المعلمِينَ واحْذَرْ الله الَّذى إلَيْهِ تَرْجعُ".
Translation
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"O Mu'adh, I know what you have faced in the matter of Allah and in my Sunnah, and the wealth that has gone from you and the debt that has burdened you. Whatever is given to you by one you honor is yours, wholesome and pleasant. None of the rulers after you should... When you come to them, teach them the Book of Allah, instruct them in righteous character, and place people in their ranks of good and evil. Do not show favoritism for Allah's sake or regarding Allah's wealth, for it is not yours or your father's. Render the right to them in every small or large matter. Be gentle and kind, without abandoning the truth. The ignorant will say, 'He has abandoned,' meaning the truth. Apologize to the people of your work for every matter that you fear may cause them resentment toward you, until they excuse you. Let your greatest concern be prayer, for it is the head of Islam after the affirmation of the religion. In winter, hasten Fajr at the rising of dawn, and lengthen the recitation without making the people weary or making the command of Allah hateful to them. Hasten Dhuhr when the sun passes its zenith. Pray 'Asr and Maghrib at one fixed time in winter and summer. Pray 'Asr while the sun is white and pure. Pray Maghrib when the sun sets. Pray 'Isha and make it late, for the night is short and the people sleep, so give them time until they catch it. Delay Dhuhr until the shadow has extended and the wind has shifted, for the people take their midday rest, so give them time until they catch it. Pray 'Isha, but do not delay it excessively, for the night is short. Follow admonition with admonition, for it is more effective for them in acting on what Allah loves. Spread teachers among the people, and beware of Allah, to whom you will return."
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أبو نعيم، وابن عساكر عن معاذ
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