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 1838
This hadith is listed as number 4758 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ يَحْيَي بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ جَدَّتِي تُحَدِّثُ : أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْطُبُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ وَهُوَ ، يَقُولُ : " وَلَوِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ ، فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا " ،
It has been narrated on the authority of Yahya bin Husain who learnt the tradition from his grandmother. She said that she heard the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) delivering his sermon on the occasion of the Last Pilgrimage. He was saying: If a slave is appointed over you and he conducts your affairs according to the Book of Allah, you should listen to him and obeey (his orders).
