Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon there will be people who will take charge of your affairs, who will abolish the Sunnah and promote innovations, and will delay the prayers from their prescribed times." Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If I live to see such rulers, what should I do? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O son of Umm Abd! There is no obedience to one who disobeys Allah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this sentence three times.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Ubādah bin Sāmit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “After me, soon there will be rulers appointed over you who will introduce among you things (evil) which you will disapprove of, and they will reject things (good) which you recognize (as virtue). If anyone lives to see such a time, (let him remember that) there is no obedience to such (rulers) who disobey Allah, the Exalted.”

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "A Muslim man should obey his ruler as long as he does not command him to disobey Allah, but when he commands disobedience to Allah, then there is no obedience to him."

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "There is no obedience (to any ruler) in disobedience to Allah, the Blessed and Exalted."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Ziyad wanted to appoint Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) as the governor of Khurasan, but he refused. His companions said to him: "Do you not accept the responsibility of Khurasan?" He replied: "By Allah! I do not find it good that I should continue to burn in the fire of battles while you people arrive peacefully after victory. In fact, I fear that I will be facing the enemy and a letter from Ziyad will reach me. After that, if I advance, I will be destroyed, and if I return, my neck will be cut." After him, Ziyad intended to send Sayyiduna Hakam bin Amr Ghafari (may Allah be pleased with him), and he accepted the order. Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Will someone call Hakam to me?" In response, a messenger went and set out towards him and reached him. Sayyiduna Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Hakam (may Allah be pleased with him): "Did you hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say that there is no obedience to anyone in disobedience to Allah, the Blessed and Exalted?" He said: "Yes." Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) said «الحمد للہ» or «اللہ اکبر».

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent an army and appointed a man as their commander. This commander lit a fire and said: "Enter into it." Some people (in obedience to the commander) actually intended to enter, while others said: "We accepted Islam in order to escape from the fire (and now...)." When this incident was reported to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he said to those who wanted to enter: "If you had entered the fire, you would have remained in it until the Day of Resurrection." And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) praised the other people and said: "There is no obedience to any human being in disobedience to Allah; obedience is only in good deeds."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah bin Sufyan, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "There will be such rulers that (due to their awe) their word will not be rejected; they will forcibly enter into the Fire and they will follow in each other's footsteps."