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Abdullah ibn Hawalah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent us to seek spoils on foot. We returned without gaining anything, and he recognized the exhaustion on our faces. He stood among us and said: “O Allah 1, do not entrust them to me, for I would be too weak for them, nor to themselves, for they would be incapable, nor to others, for they would prefer themselves over them.” Then he placed his hand on my head and said: “O Ibn Hawalah, when you see the caliphate has descended to the Holy Land, then earthquakes, tribulations, and great events are near, and the Hour on that day will be closer to people than this hand of mine is to your head.”
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Note 1
(1) His statement: “O Allah, do not entrust them” etc.: This means do not delegate their affairs to me, for I would be too weak to provide for their needs and fulfill their wants; nor to themselves, for they would be overcome by their desires and evils; nor to others, for they would favor themselves over them and neglect them. Rather, they are Your servants, so treat them as masters treat their servants. His statement: “when you see the caliphate has descended to the Holy Land” means from Medina to the land of Sham, as occurred during the rule of Banu Umayyah. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: اللهم لا تكلهم إلخ : المعنى لا تفوض أمورهم إلي فأضعف عن كفاية مؤنتهم وسد خلتهم، ولا تفوضهم إلى أنفسهم، فيعجزوا عن أنفسهم لكثرة شهواتها وشرورها، ولا تفوضهم إلى الناس، فيختاروا أنفسهم على هؤلاء، فيضيعوا، بل هم عبادك فافعل بهم ما يفعل السادة بالعبيد. وقوله: «إذا رأيت الخلافة قد نزلت الأرض المقدسة أي من المدينة إلى أرض الشام، كما وقعت في إمارة بني أمية. التقطته من «المرقاة».