Sahih al-Bukhari 6876 (Book 93, Hadith 9)
commander and ordered them (the soldiers) to obey him. (During the campaign) he became angry
with them and said, “Didn’t the Prophet (ﷺ) order you to obey me?” They said, “Yes.” He said, “I order
you to collect wood and make a fire and then throw yourselves into it.” So they collected wood and
made a fire, but when they were about to throw themselves into, it they started looking at each other,
and some of them said, “We followed the Prophet (ﷺ) to escape from the fire. How should we enter it
now?” So while they were in that state, the fire extinguished and their commander’s anger abated. The
event was mentioned to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said, “If they had entered it (the fire) they would never
have come out of it, for obedience is required only in what is good.” (See Hadith No. 629. Vol. 5)
“ لَوْ دَخَلُوهَا مَا خَرَجُوا مِنْهَا أَبَدًا، إِنَّمَا الطَّاعَةُ فِي الْمَعْرُوفِ ”.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6876 (Book 93, Hadith 9)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Within the Islamic scholarly tradition, few works hold as much weight as Sahih al-Bukhari. This vast compilation, assembled by the Persian scholar al-Bukhārī circa 847, is a cornerstone of Sunni faith and practice. It is one of the six canonical hadith collections known collectively as the Kutub al-Sittah. Imam al-Bukhārī’s work is particularly celebrated for its author’s stringent criteria in verifying the chain of narration (isnad), resulting in a trusted body of over 7,500 hadiths organized into 97 distinct chapters that cover every aspect of life.
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For more Hadith in Book 93: Judgments (Ahkaam)