Sahih Muslim Hadith 4766

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[47661 40 – ( … ) It was narrated that 'Ali said: "The Messenger of Allah sent an expedition, and he appointed a man in charge of them, and told them to listen to him and obey him. They made him angry with regard to some matter, so he said: 'Gather firewood for me.' So they gathered it for him, then he said: 'Light a fire.' So they lit a fire. Then he said: 'Didn't the Messenger of Allah tell you to listen to me and obey me?' They said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Then enter it (the fire).' They looked at one another and said: 'We have fled to the Messenger of Allah from the Fire.' They stood like that for a while, then his anger ceased and the fire was extinguished. When they came back, they told the Prophet about that, and he said: 'If they had entered it they would not have come out of it. Obedience is only in that which is right and proper."