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77—Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Hafs informed us; Ja'far ibn Muhammad informed us; Nasr ibn Abd al-Malik related to us; Ibrahim ibn Abi al-Layth related to us; al-Ashja'i related to us; Sufyan related to us—⦗81⦘ from Layth, from Mujahid, who said concerning the verse:
“Obey Allah, obey the Messenger, and those in authority among you.” [Al-Nisa 4:59]
He said: “The people of knowledge and understanding of the religion.”
“And if you dispute over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger.” [Al-Nisa 4:59]
He said: “The Book of Allah and the sunnah of His Prophet; do not refer anything back to those in authority.”
٧٧ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَفْصٍ , أنبا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ , ثنا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ , ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي اللَّيْثِ , ثنا الْأَشْجَعِيُّ , ثنا سُفْيَانُ , ⦗٨١⦘ عَنْ لَيْثٍ , عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ , قَالَ: ﴿أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ﴾ [النساء: ٥٩] قَالَ: «أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ وَأَهْلُ الْفِقْهِ» , ﴿فَإِنْ تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ﴾ [النساء: ٥٩] قَالَ: «كِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَسُنَّةُ نَبِيِّهِ , وَلَا تَرُدُّوا إِلَى أُولِي الْأَمْرِ شَيْئًا»