“Even if the one appointed over you is a mutilated Ethiopian slave whose nose and ears have been cut off, listen to him and obey, so long as he leads you according to the Book of Allah.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2861)
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَوْ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا
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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).
أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ وَلَوِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا
"I heard my grandmother say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah 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."'
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ وَلَوِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا
“Even if the one appointed over you is a mutilated Ethiopian slave whose nose and ears have been cut off, listen to him and obey, so long as he leads you according to the Book of Allah.”
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنْ أُمِّرَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ مُجَدَّعٌ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا مَا قَادَكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ
"I heard my grandmother say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah 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."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4192)
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ وَلَوْ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا
"I heard my grandmother say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah 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."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4192)
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ وَلَوْ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا
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). (Using translation from Muslim 1838a)
أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ يَقُولُ لَوْ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا
[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivering a sermon at Arafat, saying: "Even if it were a slave who rules over you and leads you according to the Book of Allah, then listen to him and obey him." Abdullah said: "I also heard my father (the Prophet's companion) saying: "Indeed, I see him (the slave mentioned by the Prophet) having the ability to hear and obey in times of ease and difficulty, in times of prosperity and adversity.
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ بِعَرَفَاتٍ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ وَلَوْ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وسَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ إِنِّي لَأَرَى لَهُ السَّمْعَ وَالطَّاعَةَ فِي الْعُسْرِ وَالْيُسْرِ وَالْمَنْشَطِ وَالْمَكْرَهِ
“Even if the one appointed over you is a mutilated Ethiopian slave whose nose and ears have been cut off, listen to him and obey, so long as he leads you according to the Book of Allah.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2861)
سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ وَهُوَ وَاقِفٌ بِعَرَفَةَ إِنْ أُمِّرَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا مَا قَادَكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ تَعَالَى
"I heard my grandmother say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah 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."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4192)
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ «وَلَوِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا»
[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "If a Abyssinian slave is appointed over you, and he leads you with the Book of Allah, then listen to him and obey him."
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيُّ مَا قَادَكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا
"إِنْ أُمَّر عَلَيكُمْ عَبْد مُجَدَّع أَسْوَدُ يَقُودُكمْ بكتَابِ اللَّه فَاسْمَعُوا لهُ وَأطِيعُوا" .