Sahih Muslim Book - 33, Hadith - 4722

حَدَّثَنِى هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنِى حَرْمَلَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ شُمَاسَةَ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ عَائِشَةَ أَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ شَىْءٍ فَقَالَتْ مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ فَقُلْتُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ مِصْرَ. فَقَالَتْ كَيْفَ كَانَ صَاحِبُكُمْ لَكُمْ فِى غَزَاتِكُمْ هَذِهِ فَقَالَ مَا نَقَمْنَا مِنْهُ شَيْئًا إِنْ كَانَ لَيَمُوتُ لِلرَّجُلِ مِنَّا الْبَعِيرُ فَيُعْطِيهِ الْبَعِيرَ وَالْعَبْدُ فَيُعْطِيهِ الْعَبْدَ وَيَحْتَاجُ إِلَى النَّفَقَةِ فَيُعْطِيهِ النَّفَقَةَ فَقَالَتْ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لاَ يَمْنَعُنِى الَّذِى فَعَلَ فِى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِى بَكْرٍ أَخِى أَنْ أُخْبِرَكَ مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ فِى بَيْتِى هَذَا « اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ وَلِىَ مِنْ أَمْرِ أُمَّتِى شَيْئًا فَشَقَّ عَلَيْهِمْ فَاشْقُقْ عَلَيْهِ وَمَنْ وَلِىَ مِنْ أَمْرِ أُمَّتِى شَيْئًا فَرَفَقَ بِهِمْ فَارْفُقْ بِهِ ».

It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin Shumasah said: "I went to 'Aishah and asked her about something. She said: 'Where are you from?' I said: 'I am a man from Egypt.' She said: 'How was your commander with you in this war of yours?' He said: 'We did not experience anything bad from him. If a man's camel died, he would give him a camel, and if his slave died, he would give him a slave; if he needed basic provisions, he would give him basic provisions.' She said: 'What has happened to my brother, Muhammad bin Abi Bakr, does not prevent me from telling you what I heard from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), which he said in this house of mine: (He (s.a.w) said:) "O Allah, whoever attains any position of authority among my Ummah and is harsh towards them, be harsh towards him, and whoever attains any position of authority among my Ummah and is kind towards them, be kind towards him."'