Bayan Al-Hadith › Sahih al-Bukhari › Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah
Sahih al-Bukhari 7272صحيح البخاري 7272
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَتَبَ إِلَى عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ يُبَايِعُهُ، وَأُقِرُّ لَكَ بِالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ عَلَى سُنَّةِ اللَّهِ وَسُنَّةِ رَسُولِهِ، فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتُ.
Narrated `Abdullah bin Dinar: `Abdullah Bin `Umar wrote to `Abdul Malik bin Marwan, swearing allegiance to him: 'I swear allegiance to you in that I will listen and obey what is in accordance with the Laws of Allah and the Tradition of His Apostle as much as I can.'
Grading
Sahih (authentic by the consensus of hadith scholars)
Chain of narrators
إسماعيل بن أبي أويس ← مالك بن أنس بن مالك ← عبد الله بن دينار ← عبد الله بن عمر
Isma'il ibn Abi Uways → Malik ibn Anas ibn Malik → Abdullah ibn Dinar → Ibn `Umar
