Forty Hadiths on Leadership and Governance

What happens when leaders forget the source of their legitimacy

Leadership and governance is an arduous and exigent obligation, involving a high level of accountability in this world as well as in the Hereafter. Leaders can make or break the social and moral structure of society — a corrupt oppressor will have iniquitous followers and advisors and will instill the same characteristics in the masses, while a God-fearing, just ruler will ensure a morally sound society under his rule.

What this collection documents

Forty Hadiths on Leadership and Governance brings forth the stark realities of the leadership crisis in the present era in light of authentic hadiths. In particular, it highlights the way Muslim leaders of Islamic states have neglected the teachings of the Qur'an, Hadith, and Sunnah and deteriorated morally, losing their high status in the world — ideologies that, the book argues, have produced nothing but economic crises, exploitation, continuous national and international wars, dictatorship, oppression, and chaos.

What the book teaches

This invaluable work teaches readers, in light of authentic hadiths, what a true Muslim leader looks like. It can also serve as every leader's guidebook, illuminating the path through examples from the lives of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs and teaching how Muslims can regain their past glory by holding on to the rope of Allah and Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.