حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ يَحْيَی بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَدَّتِي تُحَدِّثُ أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْطُبُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ وَلَوْ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْکُمْ عَبْدٌ يَقُودُکُمْ بِکِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 4758
It has been narrated on the authority of Yahya b. Husain who learnt the tradition from his grandmother. She said that she heard the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) delivering his sermon on the occasion of the Last Pilgrimage. He was saying: If a slave is appointed over you and he conducts your affairs according to the Book of Allah, you should listen to him and obeey (his orders).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020