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Hikmah.....the words of wisdom |
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Everyone shoulders the responsibility of leadership, though not as leaders in his or her region, but one remains as the leader of his or her own physical body. Realizing upon the huge responsibility burdened upon a leader, hence the requirement of possessing praiseworthy characteristics in becoming a leader is definitely a condition and a must, and to be further developed. At this very opportunity, I would like to share with you the description of the Characters (akhlaaq) of a leader, as manifested by the First Khalifah of Islam, Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq (RA). He had given his inaugural speech after being appointed as the khaleefah, which was mentioned by ibn Hishaam in his book Seerah an-Nabawiyyah (also in ibn Katheer’s al-Bidaayah wan- Nihaayah): “O people, I have been appointed over you, though I am not the best among you. If I do well, then help me; and if I act wrongly, then correct me. Truthfulness is synonymous with fulfilling the trust, and lying is equivalent to treachery. The weak among you is deemed strong by me, until I return to them that which is rightfully theirs, insha Allah. And the strong among you is deemed weak by me, until I take from them what is rightfully (someone else’s), insha Allah. No group of people abandons military/armed struggle in the path of Allah, except that Allah makes them suffer humiliation. And evil/ mischief do not become widespread among a people, except that Allah inflicts them with widespread calamity. Obey me so long as I obey Allah and His Messenger. And if I disobey Allah and His Messenger, then I have no right to your obedience. Stand up now to pray, may Allah have mercy on you.”
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