Hadith 1654

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ ، سَمِعَ أَبَا بَكْرِ بْنَ عَيَّاشٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ ، لَقِيتُ أَنَسًا . ح وحَدَّثَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، قَالَ : " خَرَجْتُ إِلَى مِنًى يَوْمَ التَّرْوِيَةِ فَلَقِيتُ أَنَسًا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ذَاهِبًا عَلَى حِمَارٍ ، فَقُلْتُ : أَيْنَ صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَذَا الْيَوْمَ الظُّهْرَ ؟ فَقَالَ : انْظُرْ حَيْثُ يُصَلِّي أُمَرَاؤُكَ فَصَلِّ " .
Narrated `Abdul `Aziz: I went out to Mina on the day of Tarwiya and met Anas going on a donkey. I asked him, "Where did the Prophet offer the Zuhr prayer on this day?" Anas replied, "See where your chiefs pray and pray similarly."
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب الحج / 1654
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary: Explanation:

It is understood from this that obedience to the ruler and the Islamic authority is obligatory, provided that his command is not contrary to the Shari‘ah, and it is necessary to remain with the congregation (jama‘ah).

There is no doubt that what is recommended (mustahabb) is that which the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did. However, it is not better to oppose the ruler or the congregation for the sake of a recommended (mustahabb) matter.

Ibn al-Mundhir said: The Sunnah is that the Imam should perform the Zuhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib, ‘Isha’, and Fajr prayers in Mina itself, and it is permissible to depart for Mina at any time, but the Sunnah is to depart on the eighth (of Dhul-Hijjah) and to perform the Zuhr prayer after reaching Mina.

(Wahidi)

The sixth section (para) is completed, and after this, the seventh section begins, insha’Allah ta‘ala.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 1654