Is the following a hadith?
There is no obedience to the creation (if it entails) disobedience to the Creator
I read somewhere that although the meaning is correct, the source of the hadith is very weak.
Answer:
The Hadith in question is authentic and suitable to quote.
Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
There is no obedience to the creation (if it entails) the disobedience of the Creator.
(Sahih ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 4568 and Musnad Ahmad, vol. 1 pg. 131)
Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim (rahimahumallah) have also recorded the Hadith in question with slightly different words:
Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “…There is no obedience to anyone in sinful acts, obedience is only in meritorious acts”
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 7257, Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 1840)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best
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