Mishkat al-Masabih #3541
The Offices of Commander and Qadi
Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “He who has been ruler over ten people will be brought on the day of resurrection shackled till justice loosens his chains or tyranny brings him to destruction.”*
Darimi transmitted it.
*The reference is to the justice or tyranny he has displayed in the administration of his office.
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This hadith is #3541 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of The Offices of Commander and Qadi. Mishkat al-Masabih contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books.