2302 – Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Tusi informed us; he said: Muhammad ibn Ya‘qūb narrated to us; he said: al-‘Abbās ibn al-Walīd narrated to us; he said: ‘Uqbah narrated to us; he said: al-Awzāʿī informed me, saying: Junādah related to me, who said: ʿUbādah ibn al-Ṣāmit said to me:

“Hold fast to listening and obedience—whether you are in hardship or in ease, when you feel eager or reluctant, even if others are given preference over you. Do not contend with those who possess authority unless they order you to commit an act of open disobedience to Allah.” He meant: one that is plainly and unmistakably sinful.