Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ حَدَّثَنَا عُقْبَةُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي الصَّهْبَاءِ حَدَّثَنَا سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَعَ نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا هَؤُلَاءِ أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَنْزَلَ فِي كِتَابِهِ مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ قَالُوا بَلَى نَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ مَنْ أَطَاعَكَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ وَأَنَّ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ طَاعَتَكَ قَالَ فَإِنَّ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ أَنْ تُطِيعُونِي وَإِنَّ مِنْ طَاعَتِي أَنْ تُطِيعُوا أَئِمَّتَكُمْ أَطِيعُوا أَئِمَّتَكُمْ فَإِنْ صَلَّوْا قُعُودًا فَصَلُّوا قُعُودًا.
English Translation
Abu al-Nadr told us, Uqbah - meaning Ibn Abi al-Sahba - told us, Salim ibn Abdullah ibn Umar told us: that Abdullah ibn Umar told him that he was once with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, along with a group of his Companions. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, turned to them and said, "O people, do you not know that I am the Messenger of Allah to you?" They said, "Yes indeed, we bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah." He said, "Do you not know that Allah has revealed in His Book, 'Whoever obeys me has obeyed Allah'?" They said, "Yes indeed, we bear witness that whoever obeys you has obeyed Allah, and that obedience to you is part of obedience to Allah." He said, "Indeed, part of obedience to Allah is that you obey me, and part of obedience to me is that you obey your leaders; obey your leaders, for if they pray sitting, then pray sitting."