93/43. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7199 — Allegiance and Speaking Truth
How do the people give the Bai'a to the Imam
Hadith About Allegiance and Speaking the Truth
Sahih Bukhari : 7199
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7199
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، قَالَ "بَايَعْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِي الْمَنْشَطِ وَالْمَكْرَهِ. وَأَنْ لاَ نُنَازِعَ الأَمْرَ أَهْلَهُ، وَأَنْ نَقُومَ ـ أَوْ نَقُولَ ـ بِالْحَقِّ حَيْثُمَا كُنَّا لاَ نَخَافُ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةَ لاَئِمٍ ".
'Ubadah bin As-Samit Narrated from:
We gave the oath of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that we would listen to and obey him both at the time when we were active and at the time when we were tired and that we would not fight against the ruler or disobey him, and would stand firm for the truth or say the truth wherever we might be, and in the Way of Allah we would not be afraid of the blame of the blamers. (See Hadith No. 178 and 320)
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7199, 7200In-book reference : Book 93, Hadith 60USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 89, Hadith 307
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7199
This hadith about allegiance records the pledge given by Ubada bin As-Samit and others to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. They pledged to listen and obey in times when they felt active and in times when they felt tired or disliked the situation. They also pledged not to fight against the ruler or disobey him. Along with that, the pledge included standing firm for the truth or saying the truth wherever they were. The hadith balances obedience with truthfulness. It does not present obedience as empty silence. Rather, the text joins listening and obeying with speaking the truth for Allah's sake, without being afraid of blame.
What we learn from this hadith
- The pledge included obedience in easy and hard moments.
- The companions pledged not to fight against the ruler.
- They also pledged to stand firm for truth wherever they were.
- Fear of people's blame should not stop a person from speaking truth for Allah.
