[Machine] One day, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with a group of his companions when he approached them and said, "Do you not know that I am the Messenger of Allah to you?" They replied, "Yes, we bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah." He then asked, "Do you not know that Allah has revealed in His book that whoever obeys me has indeed obeyed Allah?" They replied, "Yes, we bear witness that whoever obeys you has indeed obeyed Allah, and that obeying you is part of obeying Allah." He then said, "Indeed, part of obeying Allah is obeying me, and part of obeying me is obeying your leaders. So, obey your leaders. If they pray sitting down, then pray sitting down."
أَنَّهُ كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺمَعَ نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا هَؤُلَاءِ أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ إِلَيْكُمْ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ اللهَ أَنْزَلَ فِي كِتَابِهِ مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللهَ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى نَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ مَنْ أَطَاعَكَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللهَ وَأَنَّ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللهِ طَاعَتَكَ قَالَ فَإِنَّ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللهِ أَنْ تُطِيعُونِي وَإِنَّ مِنْ طَاعَتِي أَنْ تُطِيعُوا أَئِمَّتَكُمْ أَطِيعُوا أَئِمَّتَكُمْ فَإِنْ صَلَّوْا قُعُودًا فَصَلُّوا قُعُودًا