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 Rh Whenever a Prophet died, another Prophet succeeded him; but there is no Prophet after me. But there will be. Khalífs, and they will be many." They said, "Then what dost thou order us?" He replied, "Give allegiance to the first and to the first (after him), and give them their rights, for verily God will ask them for an account of the souls over whom they have been appointed."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from ʿAbduʾlláh bin ʿOmar that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Beware! Ye are all rulers, and ye will be all asked concerning your subjects. The Imám who is placed as a ruler over men will be asked concerning his subjects; and the man who is a ruler over his household will be asked concerning his subjects; and the woman who rules over the house of her husband and his children will be asked about them; and a man's servant who is the keeper of his master's goods will be asked about them. Beware! every one of you is a ruler, and every one of you will be asked concerning the things committed to his charge."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Abú Bakr that he said, 'When news reached the Apostle of God that the people of Persia had made a daughter of Kisra, queen over them, he said, "The people who make a woman their ruler will never prosper."'—Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Abú Saʿíd that, 'The Apostle of God said, "The most beloved of men in the sight of God at the day of resurrection, and the one of them who will sit nearest to Him will be a just ruler. And the most hated of men in the sight of God on the day of resurrection and the one who will receive the severest punishment."—And in another tradition it runs, "The one who will sit farthest from him,"—will be a tyrannical ruler."'—At Tirmidhí.

It is related from Ibn ʿOmar that, 'The Prophet said, "Verily the king is the shadow of God on earth. Every oppressed person from amongst his servants turns to him; and when he dispenses justice, then he receives a reward, and thanks are due from his subjects. But when he oppresses them, then on him lies the guilt, and the duty of his subjects is patience."'