عَنْ وَائِلٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلَ سَلَمَةُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْجُعْفِيُّ رضي الله عنه رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ، أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَامَتْ عَلَيْنَا أُمَرَاءُ يَسْأَلُونَا حَقَّهُمْ وَيَمْنَعُونَا حَقَّنَا، فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ، ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ، ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ أَوْ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ، فَجَذَبَهُ الْأَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ، وَقَالَ: «اسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا، فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَا حُمِّلُوا، وَعَلَيْكُمْ مَا حُمِّلْتُمْ».
Kutoka kwa Wail bin Hadhrami amesema: Salama bin Yazidi Al-Ju'fi radhi za Allah ziwe juu yake alimuuliza Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake, akasema: Ewe Nabii wa Mwenyezi Mungu, hebu tueleze endapo watasimama viongozi wetu wakituomba haki zao, na hali wao wanazuia haki zetu, unatuamrisha nini? Mtume akampuuza, kisha akamuuliza, akampuuza, kisha akamuuliza katika mara ya pili au ya tatu, Ash'athi bin Kaisi akamvuta, na akasema: "Wasikilizeni na muwatii, kwani wao wana yao waliyobebeshwa nanyi mna yenu mliyobebeshwa"
Wā’il al-Hadrami reported: Salamah ibn Yazīd al-Ju‘fi (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), saying: O Prophet of Allah, what if we are governed by rulers who seek their rights from us and deny us our rights, what do you command us to do? He turned away from him. Then he asked him, and he turned away from him. Then he asked him for the second or third time, so Al-Ash‘ath ibn Qays pulled him, and he said: "Listen and obey, for they are only responsible for their duty, and you are responsible for your duty."
Amri ya kusikia na kutii kwa viongozi kwa kila hali katika yale yanayomridhisha Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu, hata wasipotekeleza haki za raia.
Uzembe wa viongozi katika kutimiza wajibu wao, haupelekei watu wengine kufanya uzembe ili kulipiza kisasi katika wajibu wao; kila mmoja ataulizwa juu ya matendo yake, na atahukumiwa kwa uzembe wake.
Dini haijajengwa katika misingi ya nipe nikupe, bali katika misingi ya kushikamana na yale ya wajibu hata kama mtu mwingine hatotenda haki kwa yale ya wajibu kwake kwa wakati huo, kama ilivyokuja katika hadithi hii.