Sahih Muslim · Hadith 4851

حدثني زهير بن حرب، وهارون بن عبد الله، قالا حدثنا حجاج بن محمد، قال قال ابن جريج نزل ‏{‏ يا أيها الذين آمنوا أطيعوا الله وأطيعوا الرسول وأولي الأمر منكم‏}‏ في عبد الله بن حذافة بن قيس بن عدي السهمي بعثه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في سرية ‏.‏ أخبرنيه يعلى بن مسلم عن سعيد بن جبير عن ابن عباس ‏.‏

It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Juraij that the Qur'anic injunction: " 0 you who believe, obey Allah, His Apostle and those in authority from amongst You" (iv. 59) -was revealed in respect of 'Abdullah b. Hudhafa b. Qais b. Adi al-Sahmi who was despatched by the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) as leader of a military campaign. The narrator said: He was informed of this fact by Ya'la b. Muslim who was informed by Sa'id b. Jubair who in turn was informed by Ibn Abbas.

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).