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The Obligation Of Obeying Leaders In Matters That Do Not Involve Sin, But It Is Forbidden To Obey Them In Sinful Matters

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Darussalam · Volume 5

33. The Book of Leadership

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Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)

الحديث: 1840 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 1469

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[4765] 39 - (1840) It was narrated from 'Alī that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sent an army and he appointed a man over them. He (the commander) lit a fire and said: "Enter it." Some people wanted to enter it, but others said: "We are trying to flee from this." Mention of that was made to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and he said to those who had wanted to enter the fire: "If you had entered it, you would have remained in it until the Day of Resurrection." And he said good words to the others. He (ﷺ) said: "There is no obedience if it involves disobedience towards Allāh; obedience is only in that which is right and proper."

Arabic text

39 - (1840) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِابْنِ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ زُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ جَيْشًا، وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَجُلًا، فَأَوْقَدَ نَارًا، وَقَالَ: ادْخُلُوهَا، فَأَرَادَ نَاسٌ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوهَا، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُونَ: إِنَّا قَدْ فَرَرْنَا مِنْهَا، فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ لِلَّذِينَ أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَدْخُلُوهَا: «لَوْ دَخَلْتُمُوهَا لَمْ تَزَالُوا فِيهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ»، وَقَالَ لِلْآخَرِينَ قَوْلًا حَسَنًا، وَقَالَ: «لَا طَاعَةَ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ، إِنَّمَا الطَّاعَةُ فِي الْمَعْرُوفِ»

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