Hadith #44
Chapter: The Book of al-Bay'ah
The Book of al-Bay'ah
Arabic Text
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ
حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَدَّتِي، تَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ " وَلَوِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا " .
Isnad Chain
محمد بن عبد الأعلى
خالد
English Translation
Yahya bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that "I heard my grandmother say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, during the Farewell Pilgrimage: If an Ethiopian slave is appointed over you who rules according to the Book of Allah, then listen to him and obey
Grading
Quran References
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i, The Book of al-Bay'ah, Hadith 44
Sunnah.com ref: nasai:4198
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-28622