Narrated Abu Hurairah (ra): Allah's Messenger (saws) sent us on military expedition telling us, If you find such and such persons (he named two men from Quraish), burn them fire. Then we came to bid him farewell, when we wanted to set out, he said: Previously I ordered you to burn so-and-so and so-and-so with fire, but as punishment with fire is done by none except Allah, if you capture them, kill them, (instead).
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Umar: 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.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: That heard Allah's Apostle saying, We are the last but will be the foremost to enter Paradise).
Read More..The Prophet added, He who obeys me, obeys Allah, and he who disobeys me, disobeys Allah. He who obeys the chief, obeys me, and he who disobeys the chief, disobeys me. The Imam is like a shelter for whose safety the Muslims should fight and where they should seek protection. If the Imam orders people with righteousness and rules justly, then he will be rewarded for that, and if he does the opposite, he will be responsible for that.
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Umar: When we reached (Hudaibiya) in the next year (of the treaty of Hudaibiya), not even two men amongst us agreed unanimously as to which was the tree under which we had given the pledge of allegiance, and that was out of Allah's Mercy. (The sub narrator asked Naf'i, For what did the Prophet take their pledge of allegiance, was it for death? Naf'i replied No, but he took their pledge of allegiance for patience. )
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid: that in the time (of the battle) of Al-Harra a person came to him and said, Ibn Hanzala is taking the pledge of allegiance from the people for death. He said, I will never give a pledge of allegiance for such a thing to anyone after Allah's Apostle.
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