Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (in his fatal illness) came out wrapped in a sheet covering his shoulders and his head was tied with an oily tape of cloth till he sat on the pulpit, and after praising and glorifying Allah, he said, "Then-after, O people! The people will go on increasing, but the Ansar will go on decreasing till they become just like salt in a meal. So whoever amongst you will be the ruler and have the power to harm or benefit others, should accept the good of the good-doers amongst them and excuse the wrongdoers amongst them."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3800 |
In-book reference | : Book 63, Hadith 25 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 58, Hadith 144 |
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