It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Ubada bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took the pledge of allegiance from women on six matters, in the same way, he took the pledge from us on these matters: that you will not associate anyone with Allah, you will not steal, you will not commit adultery, you will not kill your children, you will not sever ties with one another, and you will not disobey me in any good deed. Whoever among you commits such an act for which a prescribed punishment is due, if he is punished for that crime in this world, then that punishment will be an expiation for him; and if the punishment is deferred until the Hereafter, then Allah Almighty may punish him or forgive him, as He wills.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Qais Ashjami, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said during the Farewell Pilgrimage: Beware! There are four matters: Do not associate anyone with Allah, do not unjustly kill a soul whose killing Allah has forbidden, do not commit adultery, and do not steal. Sayyiduna Salamah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Since I heard these things from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, I have had no desire or greed for them at all.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that I would not fall, except while standing.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Qutbah bin Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I pledged allegiance to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on behalf of his daughter Hawslah. His kunyah was Abu Hawslah.

Abu Zubair says: I asked Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) about Banu Thaqif, when did they pledge allegiance? He said: Banu Thaqif made a condition with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that there would be neither charity (sadaqah) nor jihad upon them. Then Abu Zubair said that Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) informed them that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had said about them: When they become true Muslims, soon they will also give charity and perform jihad.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a slave came and pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) upon his migration. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not realize that he was a slave. Meanwhile, his master came to take him back. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, "Sell this slave to me." Thus, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) bought him in exchange for two black slaves. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not take allegiance from anyone until he asked whether the person was a slave.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever dies without having an Imam and ruler, dies the death of ignorance.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amir bin Rabi’ah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever dies in such a state that he did not consider obedience to any Imam obligatory upon himself, that is, he did not accept anyone as his Imam, he died the death of ignorance. And whoever removes the necklace of obedience to an Imam from his neck, he will meet Allah in such a state that he will have no argument to present before Allah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The leadership of the Children of Israel used to be conducted by their prophets; whenever a prophet passed away, another would succeed him. Now, there will be no prophet after me, but there will be many caliphs. The Companions asked: So what do you command us regarding them? He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Fulfill the pledge of allegiance to the first caliph, then to the one after him, and fulfill the rights that Allah has prescribed for them. As for your rights, Allah Almighty will question them regarding their subjects.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever withdraws from obedience to the Imam and the ruler, and separates from the community of Muslims, and dies in that state, he dies the death of ignorance. Whoever fights under a blind banner, becoming angry due to tribalism and supporting others due to tribalism, and is killed in that state, his killing is also like that of the days of ignorance. And whoever comes out in rebellion against my Ummah, striking the righteous and the wicked alike, not sparing the believers nor fulfilling the covenant with those he has a covenant with, then he has nothing to do with me and I have nothing to do with him.