I sat with a man who had been in the company of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He was called al-Hakam ibn Hazn al-Kulafi. He began to narrate a tradition to us saying: I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a delegation consisting of seven or nine persons. We entered upon him and said: Messenger of Allah, we have visited you, so pray Allah what is good for us. He ordered to give us some dates. The Muslims in those days were weak. We stayed there for several days and offered the Friday prayer along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He stood leaning on a staff or a bow. He praised Allah and exalted Him in light, pure and blessed words. Then he said: O people, you have no power to obey or you cannot obey what you are ordered. But be straight and give good tidings. Abu 'Ali said: Did you hear Abu Dawud ? He said: Some of my companions reminded me of some words that were omitted from writing on the paper.  

جَلَسْتُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْحَكَمُ بْنُ حَزْنٍ الْكُلَفِيُّ فَأَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُنَا قَالَ وَفَدْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ أَوْ تَاسِعَ تِسْعَةٍ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زُرْنَاكَ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ لَنَا بِخَيْرٍ فَأَمَرَ بِنَا أَوْ أَمَرَ لَنَا بِشَىْءٍ مِنَ التَّمْرِ وَالشَّأْنُ إِذْ ذَاكَ دُونٌ فَأَقَمْنَا بِهَا أَيَّامًا شَهِدْنَا فِيهَا الْجُمُعَةَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ مُتَوَكِّئًا عَلَى عَصًا أَوْ قَوْسٍ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ كَلِمَاتٍ خَفِيفَاتٍ طَيِّبَاتٍ مُبَارَكَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تُطِيقُوا أَوْ لَنْ تَفْعَلُوا كُلَّ مَا أُمِرْتُمْ بِهِ وَلَكِنْ سَدِّدُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا قَالَ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا دَاوُدَ قَالَ ثَبَّتَنِي فِي شَىْءٍ مِنْهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا وَقَدْ كَانَ انْقَطَعَ مِنَ الْقِرْطَاسِ  

I sat with a man who had been in the company of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He was called al-Hakam ibn Hazn al-Kulafi. He began to narrate a tradition to us saying: I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a delegation consisting of seven or nine persons. We entered upon him and said: Messenger of Allah, we have visited you, so pray Allah what is good for us. He ordered to give us some dates. The Muslims in those days were weak. We stayed there for several days and offered the Friday prayer along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He stood leaning on a staff or a bow. He praised Allah and exalted Him in light, pure and blessed words. Then he said: O people, you have no power to obey or you cannot obey what you are ordered. But be straight and give good tidings. Abu 'Ali said: Did you hear Abu Dawud ? He said: Some of my companions reminded me of some words that were omitted from writing on the paper. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1096)   

جَلَسْتُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْحَكَمُ بْنُ حَزْنٍ الْكُلْفِيُّ فَأَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ وَفَدْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ أَوْ تَاسِعَ تِسْعَةٍ فَاسْتُؤْذِنَ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ زُرْنَاكَ لِتَدْعُوَ لَنَا بِخَيْرٍ فَدَعَا لَنَا بِخَيْرٍ وَأَمَرَ بِنَا فَأُنْزِلْنَا وَأَمَرَ لَنَا بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ وَالشَّأْنُ إِذْ ذَاكَ دُونٌ فَلَبِثْنَا بِهَا أَيَّامًا شَهِدْنَا بِهَا الْجُمُعَةَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَامَ مُتَوَكِّئًا عَلَى قَوْسٍ أَوْ عَصًا فَحَمِدَ اللهَ ﷻ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ كَلِمَاتٍ خَفِيفَاتٍ طَيِّبَاتٍ مُبَارَكَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تُطِيقُوا وَلَنْ تَفْعَلُوا كَمَا أُمِرْتُمْ بِهِ وَلَكِنْ سَدِّدُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا»  

[Machine] Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: We, a group of seven or nine, went to visit the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and sought his permission to enter. He granted us permission and we entered. We greeted him and said: O Messenger of Allah, we have come to you so that you may supplicate to Allah for us or make a good supplication for us. He supplicated for us with goodness, ordered for us to be provided with dates, and the matter was fulfilled as such. Then I stayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for some days, during which we witnessed the Friday prayer. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ascended the pulpit and leaned on a bow or a stick. He praised Allah and glorified Him with light, good, and blessed words. Then he said: O people, you are not able to do everything you have been commanded, but try to do good deeds, approach (good) deeds, and receive glad tidings. This is the way to achieve success."  

يُحَدِّثُنَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَفَدْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ أَوْ تَاسِعَ تِسْعَةٍ فَأَذِنَ لَنَا عَلَيْهِ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْنَا فَقُلْنَا زُرْنَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لِتَدْعُوَ اللهَ لَنَا أَوْ تَدْعُوَ لَنَا بِخَيْرٍ قَالَ فَدَعَا لَنَا بِخَيْرٍ فَأَمَرَ بِنَا فَأُنْزِلْنَا وَأَمَرَ لَنَا بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ وَالشَّأْنُ إِذْ ذَاكَ دُونٌ قَالَ فَأَقَمْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَيَّامًا شَهِدْنَا فِيهَا الْجُمُعَةَ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَى قَوْسٍ أَوْ قَالَ عَلَى عَصًا فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ بِكَلِمَاتٍ خَفِيفَاتٍ طَيِّبَاتٍ مُبَارَكَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تُطِيقُوا أَوْ إِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَفْعَلُوا كُلَّ مَا أُمِرْتُمْ بِهِ وَلَكِنْ سَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا وَكَذَلِكَ  

" عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ حَزْن الْكُلفى قَالَ: قَدِمْنَا عَلَى رسُولِ الله ﷺ سَابعَ سَبْعَةٍ أَوْ تَاسِعَ تِسْعَةٍ فَأَذِنَ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَا فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ الله: (أَتَيْنَاكَ لِتَدُلَّنَا (*)) بِخَيْرٍ فَدَعَا لَنَا بِخَيْرٍ، وأمرتنا (* *) فَأنزلْنَا، وَأَمَرَ لَنَا بِشَىْءٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ وَالشَّأنُ إِذ ذَاكَ دُونٌ، فَلَبِثْنَا بِهَا أَيَّامًا شَهِدْنَا بِهَا الْجُمُعَةَ مَعَ النَّبِىِّ ﷺ ، فَقَامَ مُتَوَكِّئًا عَلَى قَوْسٍ أوْ عَصًا، فَحَمِدَ الله وَأثْنَى عَلَيْهِ كَلِمَاتٍ خَفِيفَاتٍ طَيِّبَاتٍ مُبَارَكَاتٍ، ثُم قال: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّكُمْ لنْ تُطِيقُوا وَلَنْ تَفْعَلُوا كُلَّ مَا أُمِرْتُمْ، وَلَكِنْ سَدِّدُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا".