صحيح البخاري

Hadith 2955

Book 56: The Book of Jihad (Fighting For Allah’S Cause)

كِتَاب الْجِهَادِ وَالسِّيَرِ

Chapter 108

(108) Chapter. Listening to and obeying the Imam (i.e., Muslim ruler) (if he abides by Allah’s Orders).

108- بَابُ السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ لِلإِمَامِ:

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن عمر العدوي

The 'Prophet said, "It is obligatory for one to listen to and obey (the ruler's orders) unless these orders involve one disobedience (to Allah); but if an act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed, he should not listen to or obey it."

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي نَافِعٌ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صَبَّاحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : "

السَّمْعُ وَالطَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ مَا لَمْ يُؤْمَرْ بِالْمَعْصِيَةِ ، فَإِذَا أُمِرَ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ ، فَلَا سَمْعَ وَلَا طَاعَةَ

" .

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2955In-book: Book 56, Hadith 2955

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