أَخْبَرَنَا
أَبُو يَعْلَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
حَوْثَرَةُ بْنُ أَشْرَسَ الْعَدَوِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
عُقْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّهْبَاءِ ، عَنْ
سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ ، فَقَالَ : " أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ ؟ " قَالُوا : بَلَى ، نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ . قَالَ : " أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ ، وَمِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ طَاعَتِي ؟ " قَالُوا : بَلَى ، نَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ مَنْ أَطَاعَكَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ ، وَمِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ طَاعَتُكَ . قَالَ : " فَإِنَّ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ أَنْ تُطِيعُونِي ، وَمِنْ طَاعَتِي أَنْ تُطِيعُوا أُمَرَاءَكُمْ ، وَإِنْ صَلُّوا قُعُودًا فَصَلُّوا قُعُودًا " .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was present among some of his noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them). He said: "Do you not know that I am Allah’s Messenger to you?" They replied: "Yes, we bear witness to this, you are Allah’s Messenger." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Do you not know that whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, and my obedience is part of obedience to Allah?" They replied: "Yes, we bear witness to this, whoever obeys you, obeys Allah, and obeying you is part of obedience to Allah." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Included in obedience to Allah is that you obey me, and included in obedience to me is that you obey your leaders. If they perform prayer sitting, then you also perform prayer sitting."