68 — Abū Abd Allah Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Shāhīn narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Bakkār narrated to us, saying: Faraj ibn Fadāla narrated to us, from Luqmān ibn Āmir, from Abū Umāma ⦗378⦘ al-Bāhilī, from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:

“Hear and obey them in hardship and ease, whether willing or reluctant, and even when others are favored over you. Do not contest authority with those to whom it belongs, even if you have a claim to it.”