Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 204 – Volume 4, Book 52

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Volume 4, Book 52, Number 204:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
That heard Allah's Apostle saying, "We are the last but will be the foremost to enter Paradise)." The
Prophet added, "He who obeys me, obeys Allah, and he who disobeys me, disobeys Allah. He who
obeys the chief, obeys me, and he who disobeys the chief, disobeys me. The Imam is like a shelter for
whose safety the Muslims should fight and where they should seek protection. If the Imam orders
people with righteousness and rules justly, then he will be rewarded for that, and if he does the op –
posite, he will be responsible for that."