Daily Hadith Wed 15-Sep-2010 - 06 Shawwal 1431 حديث اليوم
باب وجوب طاعة ولاة الأمور في غير معصية
وتحريم طاعتهم في المعصية
وعن أبي هريرة رضي اللَّهُ عنه قال : قال رسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم : « مَنْ أَطَاعَني فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّه ، وَمَنْ عَصَاني فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّه ، وَمَنْ يُطِعِ الأمِيرَ فَقَدْ أطَاعَني ، ومَنْ يعْصِ الأمِيرَ فَقَدْ عَصَانِي » متفقٌ عليه .
671/80 - رياض الصالحين
Obligation of Obedience to the Ruler in what is Lawful and Prohibition of Obeying them in what is Unlawful
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Whosoever obeys me, obeys Allah; and he who disobeys me, disobeys Allah; and whosoever obeys the Amir (leader), in fact, obeys me; and he who disobeys the Amir, in fact, disobeys me."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].


Commentary:
This Hadith informs us that it is imperative that we obey the leader of the Muslim community so long as he does not call to a sin, because doing so is in fact obedience to Allah (SWT).
80/671 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
Wed 15-Sep-2010 - 06 Shawwal 1431