11/05/2025
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฉ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฎ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ต โ๐ผโซ
Alhamdulillah (All praise is due to Allah).
ุฅุฐุง ุถููููุนูุชู ุงูุฃู
ุงููุฉู ูุงููุชูุธูุฑู ุงูุณููุงุนูุฉู ูุงูู: ูููู ุฅุถุงุนูุชููุง ูุง ุฑูุณููู ุงููููููุ ูุงูู: ุฅุฐุง ุฃูุณูููุฏู ุงูุฃู
ูุฑู ุฅูู ุบูุฑู ุฃูููููู ูุงููุชูุธูุฑู ุงูุณููุงุนูุฉู.
In a Hadith, Abu Hurairah ( ุฑูุถููู ุงูููููู ุนููููู) reported: The Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) said, "When trust is lost, then wait for the Hour." He was asked, "How is trust lost, O Messenger of Allah?" The Prophet (๏ทบ) replied, "๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ." (Sahih al-Bukhari 6496)
As the upcoming 2025 midterm elections approach, we are reminded by this hadith to reflect deeply on the amanah we bear as citizens. Leadership, in any society, is a position of great responsibility and accountabilityโnot to be swayed by wealth, popularity, or familial ties, but based on the integrity and qualifications of those who hold it.
This hadith speaks to the timeless principle that ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝโ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ. The election process must transcend personal biases, financial influence, and superficial promises. Our collective goal as a community should be to elect leaders who will work for the benefit of all.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ต (๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐). Voting is not just a civic right but a sacred trust for which we will be held accountable. To vote with Amanah is to choose leaders with integrity, sincerity, and the ability to serve justlyโnot based on personal gain or popularity, but on who is most fit to lead the community with honesty and fairness.
๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ง๐ฎ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ต (๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ต ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ). Voting with Taqwah means making choices grounded in truth, justice, and moral accountability. It is choosing leaders not out of emotion or pressure, but out of a sincere desire to please Allah and uphold what is right and just for the people.
๐๐ป ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐บ, ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ. Short-term gains, material offerings, or clan loyalty should not sway us. Such acts corrupt not only the political process but also the moral fabric of society. Instead, we must focus on the platforms, credentials, and integrity of those seeking leadership. In doing so, we uphold the prophetic guidance and safeguard the trust that leadership demands.
May Allah grant us the wisdom to make choices that reflect our values and the sincerity to elect leaders who will act in the best interest of all people, striving for justice, peace, and prosperity. May He guide us towards a fair and just election, where leaders are chosen not for their material wealth, but for their competence, integrity, and commitment to serving the people.
