Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Muminoon, Ayah 34

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وَلَئِنْ أَطَعْتُم بَشَرًۭا مِّثْلَكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًۭا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ

And if you should obey a man like yourselves, indeed, you would then be losers.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(If ye were to obey a mortal) a human being (like yourselves, ye surely would be losers) you would be ignorant and losers.

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And by God if you obey a human being like yourselves this clause contains both an oath and a conditional; the response belongs to the former the oath which at the same time suffices in place of a response for the latter the conditional you will surely then that is should you obey them be losers you will have been duped.

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Sahih Muslim#4625Sahih

If a slave is appointed over you and he conducts your affairs according to the Book of Allah, you should listen to him and obeey (his orders).

Narrated by It has been narrated on the authority of Yahya b. Husain who learnt the tradition from his grandmother. She said that she heard the Prophet (ﷺ) delivering his sermon on the occasion of the Last Pilgrimage. He was saying:

Sunan Ibn Majah#2597Sahih

“Even if the one appointed over you is a mutilated Ethiopian slave whose nose and ears have been cut off, listen to him and obey, so long as he leads you according to the Book of Allah.”

Narrated by It was narrated from Umm Husain that she heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:

Sunan Ibn Majah#2596Sahih

“Listen and obey, even if the one appointed over you is an Ethiopian slave with a head like a raisin.”

Narrated by It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: