Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 35959 — The commander of a raiding party

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent out an expedition and appointed a man of the Ansar as their commander, and he ordered the people to listen to him and obey him. The commander became angry with the men of the army over some matter. He ordered: "Gather firewood," and they gathered firewood for him. He ordered: "Light a fire," and they lit the fire. He asked them: "Were you not ordered to listen to me and obey me?" They said: "Of course." The commander ordered: "Then enter the fire." The narrator said: Some of them looked at one another and said: "We fled to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from the Fire itself." The narrator said: While they were in this state, his anger cooled and the fire died out. He said: Then when they returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), they mentioned this incident to him (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If they had entered that fire, they would not have come out of it. Obedience to the commander is only in what is good."