He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever obeys me has obeyed Allah, and whoever disobeys me has disobeyed Allah. Whoever obeys the commander has obeyed me, and whoever disobeys the commander has disobeyed me. The leader is but a shield, from behind whom people fight and by whom they are protected. If he commands the fear of Allah and rules justly, he has his reward for that, but if he commands otherwise, the burden of it falls upon him."
وبهذا الإسناد من أطاعني فقد أطاع الله ومن عصاني فقد عصى الله ومن يطع الأمير فقد أطاعني ومن يعص الأمير فقد عصاني وإنما الإمام جنة يقاتل من ورائه ويتقى به فإن أمر بتقوى الله وعدل فإن له بذلك أجرا وإن قال بغيره فإن عليه منه