Sunan ibn Mājah Ḥadīth [3] – Whoever obeys me, obeys Allāh…

❶ The Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) conveyed the message of Allāh – the Most High. He did not fabricate the commands on his own. That is why obedience to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) is in reality obedience to Allāh. …

• Reference: [4198 (5/131-132), Sunan an-Nasā’ī, Dārussalām (Eng)]

The rule quoted above has also been expressed in the Qurān in the following terms: “Whoever obeys the Messenger, thereby obeys Allāh …” [Sūrah an-Nisā’ 4: 80]

This is so because the Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) never prescribes any rule of sharī’ah out of his own likes or preferences; he only communicates what is revealed to him by Allāh, Who says in the Holy Book: “And he (the Prophet) never speaks of (his own) desire. It is only a revelation revealed” [Sūrah an-Najm 53: 3-4]

In fact, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) himself obeyed the commandments of Allāh just like the rest of the community. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him), rather, presented a far greater example of righteousness and piety than the ordinary Muslims.

• Reference: [3 (1/74-75), Sunan ibn Mājah, Dārussalām (Eng)]

❶ Disobedience of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) is forbidden since it is actually disobedience of Allāh. …

• Reference: [2859 (4/100-101), Sunan ibn Mājah, Dārussalām (Eng)]

• Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (2957 & 7137)
• Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (1835)
• Sunan an-Nasā’ī (4193 [4198] & 5510 [5512])
• Sunan ibn Mājah (2859)

Non-primary books:

• Irwā’ al-Ghalīl (394 (2/120))

Grade:

• Ṣaḥīḥ by Shaykh al-Albānī (Sunan ibn Mājah (3 (1/13)))
• Ṣaḥīḥ by Ḥāfiẓ Zubayr ‘Alī Za’ī (Sunan ibn Mājah (3 (1/1)))
• Ṣaḥīḥ by Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar ad-Da’wah, New Delhi (Sunan ibn Mājah (3 (1/9)))
• Isnād ṣaḥīḥ by Shaykh Shu’ayb al-Arna’ūṭ (Sunan ibn Mājah (3 (1/4)))