Unfailing obedience to one’s commander
Al-Risala (English), September-October 1996, p. 32
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
Unfailing obedience to one’s commander
1996 9-10 September-October 32 Unfailing obedience to one’s commander (102) The Prophet once sent a military unit led by ‘Amr ibn al- As, to Dat as-Salasil, Abu Bakr and Umar being of its number. When they had advanced as far as the site of the battle, they pitched camp, whereupon Amr ibn al-’As gave orders that no fires should be lit. Angered at what struck him as an unnecessary inconvenience, ‘Umar got up to go and see ‘Amr ibn al-’As about it, but Abu Bakr stopped him, saying: “The Prophet appointed him commander over you for the simple reason that his knowledge of military tactics is greater than yours.”
(AI-Baihaqi, As-Sunan al-Kubra)
