Muslim 1650 — Do not ask for authority; expiate your oath

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«قال عبد الرحمن بن سمرة: قال لي رسول الله: يا عبد الرحمن بن سمرة لا تسأل الإمارة، فإنك إن أعطيتها عن مسألة وكلت إليها وإن أعطيتها عن غير مسألة أعنت عليها، وإذا حلفت على يمين فرأيت غيرها خيراً منها فكفر عن يمينك وأت الذي هو خير»

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Mentions: Muhammad· Abd al-Rahman ibn Samura

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al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· Abu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illness· Abu Dharr lags behind and follows on foot· Abu Jahl's plan to crush the Prophet's head with a stone· Abu Khaythama catches up with the Prophet

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Sahih Muslim

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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 1650 — Do not ask for authority; expiate your oath”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-1650/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)

The title by which Quraysh called Muhammad before prophethood for the trustworthiness and good qualities they saw in him; they cried it out when he entered as arbiter over the Black Stone during the rebuilding of the Kaaba.