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ahmad:17913ʿAffān > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Ḥumayd > al-Ḥasan > ʿUthmān b. Abū al-ʿĀṣ

[Machine] "A delegation from Thaqif came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so he welcomed them in the mosque to make them feel comfortable in their hearts. They stipulated to the Prophet ﷺ that they should not be gathered together, forced, or appointed against their will, nor should anyone other than themselves be employed over them. He said, 'Indeed, you are not to be gathered together, forced, or appointed against your will, and no one other than yourselves should be employed over you.' The Prophet ﷺ then said, 'There is no good in a religion in which there is no bowing (in prayer).' Uthman ibn Abi al-'As said, 'O Messenger of Allah, teach me the Quran and make me the Imam of my people.'"  

أحمد:١٧٩١٣حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ

أَنَّ وَفْدَ ثَقِيفٍ قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَنْزَلَهُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ لِيَكُونَ أَرَقَّ لِقُلُوبِهِمْ فَاشْتَرَطُوا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنْ لَا يُحْشَرُوا وَلَا يُعْشَرُوا وَلَا يُجَبُّوا وَلَا يُسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرُهُمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لَكُمْ أَنْ لَا تُحْشَرُوا وَلَا تُعْشَرُوا وَلَا يُسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ غَيْرُكُمْ وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا خَيْرَ فِي دِينٍ لَا رُكُوعَ فِيهِ قَالَ وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي الْعَاصِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلِّمْنِي الْقُرْآنَ وَاجْعَلْنِي إِمَامَ قَوْمِي  


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abudawud:3026Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. Sūwayd / Ibn Manjūf > Abū Dāwud > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Ḥumayd > al-Ḥasan > ʿUthmān b. Abū al-ʿĀṣ

When the deputation of Thaqif came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he made them stay in the mosque, so that it might soften their hearts. They stipulated to him that they would not be called to participate in Jihad, to pay zakat and to offer prayer. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: You may have the concession that you will not be called to participate in jihad and pay zakat, but there is no good in a religion which has no bowing (i.e. prayer).  

أبو داود:٣٠٢٦حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَنْجُوفٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ

أَنَّ وَفْدَ ثَقِيفٍ لَمَّا قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْزَلَهُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ لِيَكُونَ أَرَقَّ لِقُلُوبِهِمْ فَاشْتَرَطُوا عَلَيْهِ أَنْ لاَ يُحْشَرُوا وَلاَ يُعْشَرُوا وَلاَ يُجَبُّوا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَكُمْ أَنْ لاَ تُحْشَرُوا وَلاَ تُعْشَرُوا وَلاَ خَيْرَ فِي دِينٍ لَيْسَ فِيهِ رُكُوعٌ  

tabarani:8372[Chain 1] al-ʿAbbās b. al-Faḍl al-Asfāṭī > Abū al-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī [Chain 2] ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal > Hudbah b. Khālid > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Ḥumayd > al-Ḥasan > ʿUthmān b. Abū al-ʿĀṣ

[Machine] When the delegation from Thaqif came to the Prophet ﷺ, he assigned them a mosque to stay in, so that it could soften their hearts. They then made certain conditions to the Prophet ﷺ that they should not be forced, harmed, or imposed upon, nor should anyone else be utilized over them. The Prophet ﷺ said, "There is no good in a religion that does not have humility in it."  

الطبراني:٨٣٧٢حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْأَسْفَاطِيُّ ثنا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَالَا ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ

أَنَّ وَفْدَ ثَقِيفٍ لَمَّا قَدِمُوا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنْزَلَهُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ لِيَكُونَ أَرَقَّ لِقُلُوبِهِمْ فَاشْتَرَطُوا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنْ لَا يُحْشَرُوا وَلَا يُعْشَرُوا وَلَا يُجَبُّوا وَلَا يُسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَا خَيْرَ فِي دَيْنٍ لَيْسَ فِيهِ رُكُوعٌ»