وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ ، وَمَنْ يَعْصِينِي فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ ، وَمَنْ يُطِعْ الْأَمِيرَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَنِي ، وَمَنْ يَعْصِ الْأَمِيرَ فَقَدْ عَصَانِي " .
And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever obeys me has indeed obeyed Allah, and whoever disobeys me has disobeyed Allah. Whoever obeys the leader has obeyed me, and whoever disobeys the leader has disobeyed me.