Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Have you seen the statement of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: ﴿They took their rabbis and monks as lords besides Allah﴾? Then Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: They did not prostrate to their scholars and ascetics, but whatever they declared lawful for them, they would take as lawful, and whatever they declared unlawful for them, they would accept as unlawful; and that was their lordship.
Hadith Referenceسنن سعید بن منصور / كتاب التفسير / 1012
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:سنده ضعيف للانقطاع بين أبي البختري وحذيفة رضي الله عنه.
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه سعيد بن منصور فى (سننه) برقم: 1012، والبيهقي فى(سننه الكبير) برقم: 20410»