54 - Muhammad informed us, saying: Waki' informed us, from Sufyan, from Ibrahim ibn 'Abd al-A'la, from Suwayd ibn Ghaflah, who said: 'Umar said to me: "O Abu Umayyah, I do not know; perhaps I will not meet you after this year of mine. So if a Habashi (Abyssinian) slave with mutilated extremities is appointed as a ruler over you, then listen to him and obey. If he beats you, then be patient; if he denies you your rights, then be patient; and if he desires a matter that would diminish your religion, say: 'I hear and obey; my blood is sacrificed for the sake of my religion,' and do not depart from the Jama'ah (the community)."
٥٤ - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، قَالَ: أَنْبَأَ وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ لِي عُمَرُ: " يَا أَبَا أُمَيَّةَ، إِنِّي لَا أَدْرِي، لَعَلِّي لَا أَلْقَاكَ بَعْدَ عَامِي هَذَا، فَإِنْ أُمِّرَ عَلَيْكَ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ مُجَدَّعٌ فَاسْمَعْ لَهُ وَأَطِعْ، وَإِنْ ضَرَبَكَ فَاصْبِرْ، وَإِنْ حَرَمَكَ فَاصْبِرْ، وَإِنْ أَرَادَ أَمْرًا يُنْقِصُ دِينَكَ، فَقُلْ: سَمْعًا وَطَاعَةً، دَمِي دُونَ دِينِي، وَلَا تُفَارِقِ الْجَمَاعَةَ "
