أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ يَحْيَی بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَدَّتِي تَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ وَلَوْ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْکُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ يَقُودُکُمْ بِکِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4207
It was narrated that Yahya bin Hussain said: “I heard my grandmother say: ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم 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.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020