قال الإمام أحمد بن حنبل: ١٤- "إني لأدعو له بالتسديد والتوفيق في الليل والنهار، والتأييد، وأرى له ذلك واجبا علي" ‏ السنة للخلال، ١/٨٣ Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal said: 14- “Verily I pray (to Allah) for him (the ruler) that (He) guides him, grants him success and supports him day and night, and I see it as my duty towards him." As Sunnah by Imam Al Khallal, 1/83