Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 1840a

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ، بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ زُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، أَنَّعليه وسلم بَعَثَ جَيْشًا وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَجُلاً فَأَوْقَدَ نَارًا وَقَالَ ادْخُلُوهَا ‏.‏ فَأَرَادَ نَاسٌ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوهَا وَقَالَ الآخَرُونَ إِنَّا قَدْ فَرَرْنَا مِنْهَا ‏.‏ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لِلَّذِينَ أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَدْخُلُوهَا ‏"‏ لَوْ دَخَلْتُمُوهَا لَمْ تَزَالُوا فِيهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ لِلآخَرِينَ قَوْلاً حَسَنًا وَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ طَاعَةَ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا الطَّاعَةُ فِي الْمَعْرُوفِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna and Ibn Bashshar narrated to us; the wording is that of Ibn al-Muthanna. They said: Muhammad ibn Jafar narrated to us; Shubah narrated to us, from Zubayd, from Sad ibn Ubaydah, from Abu Abd al-Rahman, from Ali: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent out a force and appointed a man over them. He lit a fire and said, “Enter it.” Some people intended to enter it, while others said, “We have fled from it.” This was reported to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He said to those who had intended to enter it, “Had you entered it, you would have remained in it until the Day of Resurrection.” He spoke well of the others and said, “There is no obedience in disobedience to Allah. Obedience is only in what is right.”