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Often we feel this doubt within ourselves: Conditions are bad. Why do not the saintly
ones (whose prayers are supposed to be answered) pray for deliverance? People who
have these doubts should look at themselves and ask themselves how much of enjoining
towards good and prohibiting from evil do they perform? When this important duty has
been neglected it is no use hopirig for even their prayers to be answered.
In one Hadeeth it has been said:
“When Allah desires the well-being of a nation, He appoints tolerant good- natured
rulers over them. The learned scholars (Ulema) judge their cases (justly and with
knowledge). And their wealth lies in the hands of the generous ones (so that all benefit
through their generosity). And when Allah desires bad for a nation (because of their
iniquity) He appoints fools to rule over them, their ignorant ones judge their cases and
their wealth lies in the hands of the stingy ones.’’
According to another Hadeeth it is said:
“When Allah is angry with a people and the ultimate extreme punishment like the earth
caving in upon them, or transfiguration of men into animal does not descend upon them,
he causes prices (of commodities) to rise high and rains to be withheld from them and the
worst of people are made to rule over them.”
According to another Hadeeth reported by Jabir (Radiallahu anhu):
Verily Allah says: “I take revenge against those who have earned my anger and then I
shall cast them all into hell.” (Tabrani)
For this reason it has been stated in another Hadeeth:
“Do not curse or swear the rulers. Instead pray to Allah for their goodness for indeed
their goodness is their well-being.” (Tabrani)
This Hadeeth indicates that abusing, swearing and cursing the rulers is not going to
improve them.
In another Hadeeth we are told:
Al- Eti’daal Fi Maraatibur- Rijaal 69