and whoever disobeys my appointed commander has disobeyed me.”

This is because he, peace and blessings be upon him, commands only what Allah has commanded, so whoever obeys him obeys Allah. The same applies to a commander whom he appoints over some of his community, such as the commanders of military expeditions: he made obedience to such a commander obligatory only when that commander commands what the Messenger has commanded. As he, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Obedience is only in what is right,” and as