On the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Whoever obeys the amir has obeyed the Messenger…” the hadith. Does this include the amir during travel?

Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Whoever obeys the amir has obeyed the Messenger, and whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah.” Does the amir during travel fall under this hadith?

Answer:
He falls under this if the travelers choose an amir for themselves, for they obey him. The benefit is that he is an amir they obey, so he falls under the generality of the hadith; he falls under the generality of the hadith. But it is a temporary authority, a temporary authority during travel. For this reason, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed a man over a group and told them, “Gather firewood,” they gathered firewood. He said, “Light it.” When they lit it, he said, “Enter it,” “Enter it.” Did not the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say, “Listen and obey”? Enter the Fire? So they consulted among themselves, saying, “We did not obey the Messenger except to escape the Fire. How can we throw ourselves into the Fire?”
So they refused to enter the Fire. When they returned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned this to him, he said, “If they had entered it, they would not have come out of it.” If they had entered it, they would not have come out of it. Obedience is only in what is good. There is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator. Yes.