Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent out an expedition and appointed an Ansari as their leader, and instructed the people to obey him and follow his commands. The leader became angry with the army over some matter, and ordered them to gather firewood. They collected firewood for him. He then ordered them to light a fire, and they lit it. He asked them, "Were you not commanded to listen to me and obey me?" They replied, "Of course." The leader then ordered, "Then enter the fire." The narrator says that some of them looked at each other and said, "Indeed, we should flee from the fire to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." The narrator says that while they were in this state, the leader's anger subsided and the fire was extinguished. He says that when we returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we mentioned this incident to him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "If you had entered that fire, you would never have come out of it. Obedience to the leader is only in goodness."