لَا طَاعَةَ لِمَخْلُوقٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ الْخَالِقِ
Translation: There is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator.
Source: Reported in Sharh al-Sunnah
Key vocabulary: طَاعَةَ — obedience; لِمَخْلُوقٍ — to a created being; مَعْصِيَةِ — disobedience; الْخَالِقِ — the Creator.
Brief grammar: In لَا طَاعَةَ, negating لَا governs the noun طَاعَةَ. In فِي مَعْصِيَةِ الْخَالِقِ, فِي is a preposition and مَعْصِيَةِ الْخَالِقِ is an iḍāfah construction.
Parents, teachers, and responsible authorities deserve respect in lawful matters. Yet an instruction requiring disobedience to Allah must not be followed. Refusing an impermissible act does not cancel courtesy, fairness, or the other legitimate rights involved.