On page 13 of the second volume of the book “Sahih Bukhāri” it reads:
The Holy Prophet stated, “Whoever goes out of their ruler’s reign of a governor [even] one span[1], s/ he dies of ignorance!”
Right! Even if we leave ” The Battle of Jamal [camel]”[2] in which Talhah, Zubayr, and ‘Ā’ishah ‘s went out of Ali ibn- Abitālib (pbuh)’s reign more than one span, there remains two questions…
1- What did the Prophet (pbuh&h) mean by the sentence “If someone… the reign of a governor [even], one span, he dies as an ignorant”?
And does this “governor” correspond to any caliph or unjust governor?!
What can we conclude, with some reflection on the delicacy of the Prophet (pbuh&h)’s word and the sensitivity of the supremacy?!
Didn’t he several times advise people, to lead towards goodness and prosperity?
2- In the present time (the twenty first century), how much have we tried up to now, in order to know the just ruler who guides to the truth? Have we done something related, not to die of ignorance?
Yet not to go even one span out, isn’t something easy, is it?!
[1] It means “everyone who opposes with the government”
[2] A war that broke out during the reign of Imam Ali(pbuh), which launched Talhah, Zubayr, and ‘Ā’ishah
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