Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abu Saeed Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Hazrat Alqamah (may Allah be pleased with him) as the commander of a military expedition, and I was also part of that army. When we reached the way, a group from the army sought permission from him, and he granted them permission and appointed Hazrat Abdullah bin Hudhafah Al-Sahmi (may Allah be pleased with him) as their commander. I was also among those who fought with them. While on the way, the people lit a fire to cook food. Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) had a habit of joking. He said: "Is it not obligatory upon you to obey me?" The people replied, "Why not!" He (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "If I command you to do something, will you carry it out?" The people said, "Yes." He then said, "I have decided regarding you that you should jump into this fire." All the people stood up and got ready to jump in. When he was certain that they would jump into it, he said, "Hold yourselves back, I was joking with you." Then, when we returned and this was mentioned before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: "Do not obey anyone in matters of sin."