Is this narration reliable?
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“No leader or authority spends the dark of night being deceptive in his jurisdiction but that Allah will forbid him from entering Jannah”
Answer:
Imam Tabarani (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mughaffal (radiyallahu ‘anhu). ‘Allamah Mundhiri (rahimahullah) has declared the chain sound (hasan).
(Al Mu’jamul Kabir; Refer: Targhib, vol. 3 pg. 176. Also see: Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 5 pg. 212/213)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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