Hadith on Rulers: Patience with tyranny but no obedience in sin

‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Listen and obey authorities in hardship, in ease, and in what you dislike, even if they give undue preference over you, even if they consume your property and they strike your back, unless they order flagrant disobedience to Allah.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 4566

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ عُبَادَة بْن الصَّامِتِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْمَعْ وَأَطِعْ فِي عُسْرِكَ وَيُسْرِكَ وَمَكْرَهِكَ وَأَثَرَةٍ عَلَيْكَ وَإِنْ أَكَلُوا مَالَكَ وَضَرَبُوا ظَهْرَكَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ مَعْصِيَةً لِلَّهِ بَوَاحًا

4566 صحيح ابن حبان كتاب السير باب طاعة الأئمة

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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