Sahih Muslim Book - 33, Hadith - 4766

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ - وَتَقَارَبُوا فِى اللَّفْظِ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَلِىٍّ قَالَ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- سَرِيَّةً وَاسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَيُطِيعُوا فَأَغْضَبُوهُ فِى شَىْءٍ فَقَالَ اجْمَعُوا لِى حَطَبًا. فَجَمَعُوا لَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَوْقِدُوا نَارًا. فَأَوْقَدُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَمْ يَأْمُرْكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنْ تَسْمَعُوا لِى وَتُطِيعُوا قَالُوا بَلَى. قَالَ فَادْخُلُوهَا. قَالَ فَنَظَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ فَقَالُوا إِنَّمَا فَرَرْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِنَ النَّارِ. فَكَانُوا كَذَلِكَ وَسَكَنَ غَضَبُهُ وَطُفِئَتِ النَّارُ فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوا ذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ « لَوْ دَخَلُوهَا مَا خَرَجُوا مِنْهَا إِنَّمَا الطَّاعَةُ فِى الْمَعْرُوفِ ».

It was narrated that 'Ali said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) sent an expedition, and he appointed a man in charge of them, and told them to listen to him and obey him. They made him angry with regard to some matter, so he said: 'Gather firewood for me.' So they gathered it for him, then he said: 'Light a fire.' So they lit a fire. Then he said: 'Didn't the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) tell you to listen to me and obey me?' They said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Then enter it (the fire).' They looked at one another and said: 'We have fled to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) from the Fire.' They stood like that for a while, then his anger ceased and the fire was extinguished. When they came back, they told the Prophet (s.a.w) about that, and he said: 'If they had entered it they would not have come out of it. Obedience is only in that which is right and proper."'