English translation
3. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Whoever obeys me, obeys Allāh; and whoever disobeys me, disobeys Allāh.'" (Sahih)
Hadith 3
Following TheSunnah Of The MessengerOf Allāh ﷺ
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Darussalam · Volume 1
The Book Of The SunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 3 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 4
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Source no. 3 · Volume 1 · Page 75
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٣٩٤)
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Arabic text
3 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَوَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ، وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ»
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Commentary
The rule quoted above has also been expressed in the Qur'an in the following terms: "Whoever obeys the Messenger, thereby obeys Allāh..." (4:80) This is so because the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ never prescribes any rule of Shari'ah out of his own likes or preferences; he only communicates what is revealed to him by Allāh, Who says in the Holy Book: "And he (the Prophet) never speaks of (his own) desire. It is only a revelation revealed." (53:3-4) In fact the Prophet ﷺ himself obeyed the commandments of Allāh just like the rest of the community. The Prophet ﷺ, rather, presented a far greater example of righteousness and piety than the ordinary Muslims.