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The Exhortation To Obey The Imâm

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Darussalam · Volume 5

39. The Book Of Al-Bay'ah (Oath Of Allegiance)[1]

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الحديث: 4192 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 154

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4197. It was narrated that Yahya bin Ḥuṣain said: "I heard my grandmother say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say, during the Farewell Pilgrimage: If an Ethiopian slave is appointed over you who rules according to the Book of Allāh, then listen to him and obey.'" (Sahīh)

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4192 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ جَدَّتِي تَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ: «وَلَوِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا»

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When the ruler appoints a commander or governor of a province, he must be obeyed regardless of his origin and previous status. In this case an example of Ethiopian slave was given.