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2414. 'Abdul-Wahhāb bin Al-Ward narrated from a man among the inhabitants of Al-Madīnah who said: "Mu'āwiyah wrote a letter to 'Aishah, that: 'Write a letter to advise me, and do not overburden me.'" He said: "So 'Aishah [may Allāh be pleased with her] wrote to Mu'āwiyah: 'Peace be upon you. As for what follows: Indeed I heard the
Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying: Whoever seeks Allāh's pleasure by the people's wrath, Allāh will suffice him from the people. And whoever seeks the people's pleasure by Allāh's wrath, Allāh will entrust him to the people. And peace be upon you.” (Hasan)
(Another chain) from ‘Urwah, from his father that ‘Aishah wrote to Mu‘āwiyah, and he mentioned the Hadīth in meaning, but he did not narrate it in Marfū‘ form.
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The Hadīth confirms that to earn Allāh's wrath by seeking to please the people is a losing bargain. Anyone who indulges in this kind of activity loses Allāh's support and blessing, which could otherwise be his most dependable bulwark against affliction and pain. Any effort to seek the pleasure of the people by incurring Allāh's wrath is bound to fail because, however much a man may try, he cannot keep the pleasure of the people at his command.
In the Name of Allāh,the Merciful, the Beneficent
