Hadith 11639

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيّ قال : بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنَ مُجَزِّزٍ ، عَلَى بَعْثٍ أَنَا فِيهِمْ ، حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى رَأْسِ غَزَاتِنَا ، أَوْ كُنَّا بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ ، أَذِنَ لِطَائِفَةٍ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ ، وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ حُذَافَةَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ السَّهْمِيَّ ، وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ بَدْرٍ ، وَكَانَتْ فِيهِ دُعَابَةٌ يَعْنِي مُزَاحًا ، وَكُنْتُ مِمَّنْ رَجَعَ مَعَهُ ، فَنَزَلْنَا بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ ، قَالَ : وَأَوْقَدَ الْقَوْمُ نَارًا لِيَصْنَعُوا عَلَيْهَا صَنِيعًا لَهُمْ ، أَوْ يَصْطَلُونَ , قَالَ : فَقَالَ لَهُمْ : أَلَيْسَ لِي عَلَيْكُمْ السَّمْعُ وَالطَّاعَةُ ؟ قَالُوا : بَلَى ، قَالَ : فَمَا أَنَا بِآمِرِكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ إِلاَّ صَنَعْتُمُوهُ ؟ قَالُوا : بَلَى ، قَالَ : أَعْزِمُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِحَقِّي وَطَاعَتِي لَمَا تَوَاثَبْتُمْ فِي هَذِهِ النَّارِ , فَقَامَ نَاسٌ فَتَحَجَّزُوا ، حَتَّى إِذَا ظَنَّ أَنَّهُمْ وَاثِبُونَ ، قَالَ : احْبِسُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ ، فَإِنَّمَا كُنْتُ أَضْحَكُ مَعَكُمْ ، فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدَ أَنْ قَدِمُوا ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ أَمَرَكُمْ مِنْهُمْ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ فَلَا تُطِيعُوهُ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dispatched an army under the leadership of Alqamah bin Mujazziz (may Allah be pleased with him), in which I was also included. When we reached our destination or were on the way, Hazrat Alqamah (may Allah be pleased with him), upon the request of some people, allowed them to return and appointed Hazrat Abdullah bin Hudhafah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a participant of Badr and had a humorous nature, as their leader. I was also among those who returned with them. On the way, we camped at a place and the people lit a fire either to cook food or to ward off the cold. Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the people, "Is it not obligatory upon you to listen to and obey me?" The people replied, "Why not?" He said, "Will you do whatever I command you?" They replied, "Why not?" Upon this, he said, "I command you, by my right and your oath of obedience, to jump into this fire." The people stood up and began to prepare themselves to jump into the fire. When he saw that they were actually about to jump into the fire, he said, "Stop! I was only joking with you." Upon their return, the people mentioned this incident to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do not obey anyone who commands you to commit a sinful act."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 11639
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