Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ وَمَنْ أَطَاعَ الْإِمَامَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَنِي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ وَمَنْ عَصَى الْإِمَامَ فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
English Translation
Waki' narrated to us, he said: al-A'mash narrated to us, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Whoever obeys me has obeyed Allah, and whoever obeys the ruler has obeyed me. Whoever disobeys me has disobeyed Allah, and whoever disobeys the ruler has disobeyed Allah, Mighty and Majestic.'