In Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim it is narrated from Nāfiʿ that ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar came to ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muṭīʿ during the incident of al-Ḥarra in the time of Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiyah. Ibn Muṭīʿ said, “Set a cushion for Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān.” Ibn ʿUmar replied, “I did not come to sit; I have come only to relate a ḥadīth. I heard the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him) say: ‘Whoever removes his hand 1 [from obedience] will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection with no plea to offer; and whoever dies with no pledge of allegiance round his neck dies the death of pre-Islamic ignorance.’ 2

In the two Ṣaḥīḥs it is reported from Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him) said: ‘If a person sees from his ruler something he dislikes, let him remain patient, for no one separates himself from the authority even a handspan and then dies in that state except that he dies the death of pre-Islamic ignorance.’ 3

And in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim it is narrated from Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him) said: ‘Whoever abandons obedience and parts…’