صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الإمارة
The Book on Government
باب وُجُوبِ طَاعَةِ الأُمَرَاءِ فِي غَيْرِ مَعْصِيَةٍ وَتَحْرِيمِهَا فِي الْمَعْصِيَةِ:
Chapter: The obligation of obeying leaders in matters that do not involve sin, but it is forbidden to obey them in sinful matters
Hadith 1834
This hadith is listed as number 4746 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ : : " نَزَلَ يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ سورة النساء آية 59 فِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حُذَافَةَ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ السَّهْمِيِّ ، بَعَثَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ " ، أَخْبَرَنِيهِ يَعْلَى بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ .
It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Juraij that the Qur'anic injunction:" O you who believe, obey Allah, His Apostle (ﷺ) and those in authority from amongst You" (iv. 59) -was revealed in respect of 'Abdullah bin Hudhafa bin Qais bin Adi al-Sha'bi who was despatched by the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) as leader of a military campaign. The narrator said: He was informed of this fact by Ya'la bin Muslim who was informed by Sa'id bin Jubair who in turn was informed by Ibn Abbas (RA) .
