حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلَّالُ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ ضَبَّةَ بْنِ مِحْصَنٍ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ سَيَکُونُ عَلَيْکُمْ أَئِمَّةٌ تَعْرِفُونَ وَتُنْکِرُونَ فَمَنْ أَنْکَرَ فَقَدْ بَرِيئَ وَمَنْ کَرِهَ فَقَدْ سَلِمَ وَلَکِنْ مَنْ رَضِيَ وَتَابَعَ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا نُقَاتِلُهُمْ قَالَ لَا مَا صَلُّوا قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 2265
Umm Salamah narrated that the Prophet(s.a.w) said: Indeed there shall come upon you A'immah whom you like (what they do) and some (of what they do) you dislike. So whoever rejects, then he is innocent, and whoever loathes, then he is safe. But whoever is pleased and follows. It was said: O Messenger of Allah! Shall we fight them? He said: No, as long as they offer Salat.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020