"I heard my grandmother say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah say, during the Farewell Pilgrimage: If an Ethiopian slave is appointed over you who rules according to the Book of Allah, then listen to him and obey."'
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 4192 In-book : Book 39, Hadith 44 English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 4197
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