Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 176 – Volume 9, Book 88

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Volume 9, Book 88, Number 176:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet said, "Whoever disapproves of something done by his ruler then he should be patient,
for whoever disobeys the ruler even a little (little = a span) will die as those who died in the Pre-
lslamic Period of Ignorance. (i.e. as rebellious Sinners).